Erysiphe alphitoides (Griffon & Maubl.) U. Braun & S. Takam.
(Oak Mildew)

Interactions where Erysiphe alphitoides is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
conidial anamorph		conidial anamorph parasitises live			Wisteria sinensis	Wisteria, Chinese Wisteria	Fabales: Fabaceae	New report of a powdery mildew on Wisteria in the UK, Henricot, B. & Cook, R.T.A., 2007	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew				conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Wisteria sinensis/	Wisteria sinensis	wisteria, Chinese wisteria	?	live
		parasitises			Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Fagales: Fagaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain., Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/	Castanea sativa	sweet chestnut					Minor
		parasitises			Fagus sylvatica	Beech	Fagales: Fagaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990 The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain., Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/	Fagus sylvatica	beech					Minor
		parasitises live			Quercus cerris	Turkey Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/	Quercus cerris	Turkey oak		live
		parasitises			Quercus frainetto	an oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus frainetto/	Quercus frainetto	an oak
		parasitises			Quercus ilex	Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/	Quercus ilex	holm oak, evergreen oak
		parasitises			Quercus petraea	Sessile Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus petraea/	Quercus petraea	sessile oak
		parasitises			Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea	hybrid oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea/	Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea	hybrid oak
		parasitises			Quercus pubescens	Downy Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus pubescens/	Quercus pubescens	downy oak
		parasitises			Quercus robur	Pedunculate Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/	Quercus robur	pedunculate oak
		parasitises			Quercus rubra	Red Oak	Fagales: Fagaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus rubra/	Quercus rubra	red oak
cleistothecium (amphigenous)		amphigenous cleistothecium parasitises leaf			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain., Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew		amphigenous		cleistothecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks			leaf				(10-11)
cleistothecium (amphigenous)		amphigenous cleistothecium parasitises leaf (sucker shoot)			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain., Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew		amphigenous		cleistothecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks			leaf (sucker shoot)		Major		(10-11)
conidial anamorph (amphigenous)		amphigenous conidial anamorph parasitises leaf (sucker shoot)			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain., Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew		amphigenous		conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks			leaf (sucker shoot)		Major
conidial anamorph (amphigenous)		amphigenous conidial anamorph parasitises leaf			[Quercus (native spp)]	native oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain., Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew		amphigenous		conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/	Quercus (native spp)	native oaks			leaf
		parasitises			Cotinus coggygria	Smoke-tree	Sapindales: Anacardiaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Anacardiaceae/Cotinus coggygria/	Cotinus coggygria	smoke-tree
		parasitises live leaf			Aesculus	horse chestnuts	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/	Aesculus	horse chestnuts		live	leaf
		parasitises live leaf			Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse Chestnut, Horse-chestnut	Sapindales: Sapindaceae	The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210), Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus hippocastanum/	Aesculus hippocastanum	horse chestnut, horse-chestnut		live	leaf

Interactions where Erysiphe alphitoides is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season	Summary
		is grazed by larva			Mycodiplosis erysiphes	(A Rust Midge)	Diptera: Cecidomyiidae	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat, Holz, B., 1970	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Mycodiplosis erysiphes/	Mycodiplosis erysiphes	(a rust midge)				larva	Fungus / external feeder		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew								larva grazes on
		is grazed by larva			Mycodiplosis oidii	a gall midge	Diptera: Cecidomyiidae	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat, Holz, B., 1970	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Mycodiplosis oidii/	Mycodiplosis oidii	a gall midge				larva	Fungus / external feeder		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew								larva grazes on
		is grazed by larva			Mycodiplosis sphaerothecae	a gall midge	Diptera: Cecidomyiidae	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat, Holz, B., 1970	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Mycodiplosis sphaerothecae/	Mycodiplosis sphaerothecae	a gall midge				larva	Fungus / external feeder		Foreign	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/	Erysiphe alphitoides	oak mildew								larva grazes on

Author & Year	Title	Source
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Henricot, B. & Cook, R.T.A., 2007	New report of a powdery mildew on Wisteria in the UK	New Disease Reports 15.
Holz, B., 1970	Revision in Mitteleuropa vorkommender mycophager Gallmucken der Mycodiplosis-gruppe (Diptera, Cecidomiidae) unter Berucksichtigung ihrer Wirtspezifitat
Ing, B. & Spooner, B., 2002	The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210)	Mycologist Vol 16 (3): 112-113.
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews	Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I., 1946	The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain.	TBMS Vol 29 (4): 219-220.

Erysiphe alphitoides (Oak Mildew) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Erysiphe alphitoides (Oak Mildew) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ERYSIPHACEAE
(powdery mildews)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Erysiphe alphitoides (Oak Mildew)
Genus	Erysiphe (a genus of powdery mildews)
Family	ERYSIPHACEAE (powdery mildews)
Order	ERYSIPHALES (powdery mildews)
Subclass	LEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
Class	LEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Erysiphe alphitoides is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Ascomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erysiphe alphitoides (Oak Mildew)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Forest Research	2003	Path News Issue 5: August 2003
	Henricot, B. & Cook, R.T.A.	2007	New report of a powdery mildew on Wisteria in the UK	New Disease Reports 15.
	Ing, B. & Spooner, B.	2002	The Horse Chestnut powdery mildew Uncinula flexuosa in Europe (New British Record 210)	Mycologist Vol 16 (3): 112-113.

Erysiphe alphitoides (Oak Mildew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ERYSIPHALES
(powdery mildews)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Feau, N. et al	2012	Niche partitioning of the genetic lineages of the oak powdery mildew complex	FungEcol Vol 05 (2): 154-162.
Gibbs, J.	1999	Dieback of Pedunculate Oak	Forestry Commission Information Notes, 22, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Marcais, B. & Desprez-Loustau, M.-L.	2012	European oak powdery mildew: impact on trees, effects of environmental factors, and potential effects of climate change	Annals of Forest Science.
Robertson, N. & Macfarlane, I.	1946	The occurrence of perithecia of the Oak Mildew in Britain.	TBMS Vol 29 (4): 219-220.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Erysiphe alphitoides (Oak Mildew):

ERYSIPHACEAE
(powdery mildews)

ERYSIPHALES
(powdery mildews)

LEOTIOMYCETIDAE
(powdery mildews)

ASCOMYCOTA
(spore shooters, ascomycete)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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