Parauncinula

Parauncinula is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae.^[1] It is the earliest-diverging genus of powdery mildews and contains only four species^[2], which were formerly classified in Uncinula. All of these species are endemic to East Asia and infect trees of the Fagaceae.^[3]

Parauncinula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Parauncinula S. Takam. & U. Braun, 2005
Type species
Parauncinula septata (E.S. Salmon) S. Takam. & U. Braun, 2005

Taxonomy

Parauncinula species were formerly assigned to Uncinula (Erysiphe), but due to the isolated position of these species at the base of the Erysiphaceae cluster they were placed in a separate genus by Takamatsu et al. (2005).^[3]

Species

• Parauncinula curvispora (Hara) S. Takam. & U. Braun
• Parauncinula polyspora Meeboon & S. Takam.
• Parauncinula septata (E.S. Salmon) S. Takam. & U. Braun
• Parauncinula uncinata Meeboon & S. Takam.