''Golovinomyces'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Erysiphaceae
Erysiphales are an order of ascomycete fungi. The order contains one family, Erysiphaceae. Many of them cause plant diseases called powdery mildew.
Systematics
The order contains one family (Erysiphaceae), 28 genera and approximately 100 speci ...
. It has 66 species.
Many of the species cause
powdery mildew
Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of ascomycete fungi in the order Erysiphales. Powdery mildew is one of the easier plant diseases to identify, a ...
. ''Golovinomyces'' was originally
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in 1978 by Uwe Braun as a
section
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of genus ''
Erysiphe
''Erysiphe'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae. Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens which cause powdery mildew.
Species
This genus includes, but is not limited to the following species:
* ''Erysiphe alphitoides'' ...
''.
It was promoted to distinct genus status in 1988.
Species
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Golovinomyces adenophorae''
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Golovinomyces ambrosiae''
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Golovinomyces americanus''
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Golovinomyces andinus''
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Golovinomyces arabidis''
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Golovinomyces artemisiae''
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Golovinomyces asperifolii''
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Golovinomyces asperifoliorum''
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Golovinomyces asterum (Schwein.)''
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Golovinomyces biocellatus''
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Golovinomyces bolayi''
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Golovinomyces brunneopunctatus''
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Golovinomyces calceolariae''
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Golovinomyces californicus''
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Golovinomyces caulicola''
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Golovinomyces chrysanthemi''
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Golovinomyces cichoracearum
''Erysiphe cichoracearum'' is a fungal plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew disease of cucurbits, including melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash. The primary symptoms are white, powder-like spots on the leaves and stems. '' Sphaerotheca f ...
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Golovinomyces clematidis''
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Golovinomyces cucurbitacearum''
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Golovinomyces cynoglossi''
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Golovinomyces depressus''
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Golovinomyces echinopis''
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Golovinomyces euphorbiicola''
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Golovinomyces fischeri''
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Golovinomyces franseriae''
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Golovinomyces glandulariae''
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Golovinomyces greeneanus''
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Golovinomyces hydrophyllacearum''
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Golovinomyces hyoscyami''
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Golovinomyces immersus''
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Golovinomyces inulae''
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Golovinomyces laporteae''
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Golovinomyces latisporus''
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Golovinomyces longipes''
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Golovinomyces lycopersici''
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Golovinomyces macrocarpus''
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Golovinomyces magnicellulatus''
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Golovinomyces monardae''
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Golovinomyces montagnei''
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Golovinomyces neosalviae''
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Golovinomyces ocimi''
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Golovinomyces orontii''
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Golovinomyces poonaensis''
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Golovinomyces prenanthis''
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Golovinomyces pseudosepultus''
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Golovinomyces riedlianus''
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Golovinomyces robustus''
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Golovinomyces rogersonii''
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Golovinomyces rubiae''
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Golovinomyces salviae''
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Golovinomyces senecionis''
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Golovinomyces simplex''
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Golovinomyces sonchicola''
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Golovinomyces sordidus''
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Golovinomyces spadiceus''
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Golovinomyces sparsus''
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Golovinomyces tabaci''
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Golovinomyces valerianae''
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Golovinomyces verbasci''
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Golovinomyces verbenae''
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Golovinomyces vincae''
References
Erysiphales
Leotiomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1978
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