Microsphaera penicillata is a plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew on sycamore.
Spores of the Oidium anamorph of Microsphaera penicillata
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| Microsphaera penicillata |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Fungi |
| Division: |
Ascomycota |
| Class: |
Leotiomycetes |
| Order: |
Erysiphales |
| Family: |
Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: |
Microsphaera |
| Species: |
M. penicillata |
| Binomial name |
Microsphaera penicillata
(Wallr.) Lév., (1851) |
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| Synonyms |
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Alphitomorpha penicillata Wallr., (1819)
Erysiphe alni DC., (1815)
Erysiphe extensa (Cooke & Peck) U. Braun & S. Takam., (2000)
Erysiphe penicillata (Wallr.) Fr., (1829)
Microsphaera alni (DC. ex Wallr.) G. Winter, (1884)
Microsphaera alni var. extensa (Cooke & Peck) E.S. Salmon, (1900)
Microsphaera extensa Cooke & Peck, (1872)
Microsphaera penicillata var. extensa (Cooke & Peck) W.B. Cooke, (1952) |
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It also affects certain species of Corylus including Corylus sieboldiana, Corylus colurna and Corylus heterophylla.[1]
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