''Podosphaera fusca'' is a
fungus
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
that
parasitically infects plants (a
phytopathogen). It is one cause of
powdery mildew
Powdery mildew is a fungus, fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the order Erysiphales. Powdery mildew is one of the easier plant disea ...
in
melons and gourds.
[ First published online 9 December 2008, .]
Some sources suggest that ''P. fusca'' should be considered synonymous with ''
P. xanthii'',
while others maintain they are separate species in the subsection ''Magnicellulata'' of the section ''Sphaerotheca'' of the genus ''Podosphaera'', , based on the size of
chasmothecia, and on the thin-walled portion of the
asci (oculus).
References
Fungal fruit diseases
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
fusca
Vegetable diseases
Fungi described in 1829
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
Fungus species
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