Golovinomyces brunneopunctatus

Golovinomyces brunneopunctatus is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in North America and Europe, where it affects monkeyflowers (Erythranthe, Diplacus and Mimulus sensu lato).^[1]

Golovinomyces brunneopunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Erysiphales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Golovinomyces
Species:	G. brunneopunctatus
Binomial name
Golovinomyces brunneopunctatus (U. Braun) V.P. Heluta, 1988
Synonyms
Erysiphe brunneopunctata U. Braun, 1984 Erysiphe cichoracearum f. mimuli Jacz., 1927

Description

The fungus forms thin, sometimes greyish, patches on both leaf sides of its host. Golovinomyces brunneopunctatus, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only three genera.^[1] There is another powdery mildew species found on Diplacus in western North America that represents an unknown Phyllactinia sect. Basiphyllactinia species.^[2]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 1984 by Uwe Braun. It was transferred to the genus Golovinomyces by V.P. Heluta in 1988.^[3]