Poakatesthia is a genus of plant pathogen with only one species, Poakatesthia penniseti.[1] Originality described as Plasmopara penniseti—part of the genus Plasmopara— it is a Downy mildew infecting pearl millet.[2] A 2007 genetic analysis moved the P. penniseti to the new genus.[1]
| Poakatesthia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Division: | Oomycota |
| Class: | Peronosporomycetes |
| Order: | Peronosporales |
| Family: | Peronosporaceae |
| Genus: | Poakatesthia Thines & Göker, 2007[1] |
| Species: | P. penniseti |
| Binomial name | |
| Poakatesthia penniseti (R.G. Kenneth & J. Kranz, 1973)[2] | |
The generic name is a combination of the greek words for poa (grass) and katesthia (to consume).[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Thines, Marco; Göker, Markus; Oberwinkler, Franz; Spring, Otmar (December 2007). "A revision of Plasmopara penniseti, with implications for the host range of the downy mildews with pyriform haustoria". Mycological Research. 111 (12): 1377–1385. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.09.006.
- 1 2 Kenneth, R.; Kranz, J. (June 1973). "Plasmopara penniseti sp.nov., a downy mildew of pearl millet in Ethiopia". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 60 (3): 590–IN13. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(73)80047-6.
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