Podosphaera curvispora

Podosphaera curvispora is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in East Asia and endemic to Japan, where it affects plants in the genus Sorbus.^[1]

Podosphaera curvispora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Podosphaera
Species:	P. curvispora
Binomial name
Podosphaera curvispora Y. Nomura, 1984

Description

The fungus forms a thin coating on host leaves, typically on young shoots and new branches. Podosphaera curvispora, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only a single genus.^[1] Various other species also infect Sorbus, most notably Podosphaera aucupariae in Europe and North America. Podosphaera clandestina has been reported on the same hosts as P. curvispora in Japan.^[2]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 1984 by Y. Nomura.