Phyllactinia picridis
| Phyllactinia picridis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllactinia |
| Species: | P. picridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllactinia picridis (Castagne) M. Bradshaw, Khodap. & U. Braun, 2025 | |
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Phyllactinia picridis is a species of powdery mildew, fungal plant pathogens in the family Erysiphaceae.
Taxonomy
The fungus was formally described in 1845 by Castagne with the basionym Erysiphe picridis. The species was transferred to the current genus Phyllactinia in 2025 by Bradshaw et al. The genus of its previous taxonomic placement, Leveillula, is now considered conspecific with Phyllactinia.[1]
References
- ↑ Bradshaw, Michael; Braun, Uwe; Khodaparast, Seyed Akbar; Mitchell, James K.; Crouch, Uma; Thomas, Jacklyn; Darsaraei, Hamideh; Pfister, Donald H. (2025-07-04). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 7: Phyllactinieae". Mycologia. 117 (4): 640–700. doi:10.1080/00275514.2025.2476375. ISSN 0027-5514.