22. Key to the Genera of the Powdery Mildew Fungi
1. Cleistothecial wall thin and hyaline…....................................…..….Brasiliomyces
1. Cleistothecial wall thick and dark brown….........................……….2
2. Cleistothecia containing a single ascus…….........................……….3
2. Cleistothecia containing several to many asci.......................……….4
3. Cleistothecial appendages mycelioid (non-branched)……...……….Sphaerotheca
23. • 3. Cleistothecial appendages dichotomously branched….................….Podosphaera
• 4. Setose mycelial cells formed around the cleistothecia...............…….Blumeria
4. Setose mycelial cells absent………………………............……….5
• 5. Cleistothecial appendages mycelioid or lanceolate…..........………..6
5. Cleistothecial appendage tips dichotomously branched or curved......7
• 6. Cleistothecial appendages mycelioid………….................…………Erysiphe
6. Cleistothecial appendages rigid, tapered with bulbous base….….….Phyllactinia
• 7. Cleistothecial appendage tips dichotomously branched….......………Microsphaera
7. Cleistothecial appendage tips curved or coiled……..........…………Uncinula
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