Redheadia

Redheadia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Ascomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus:	Redheadia; Y. Suto & Suyama
Type species
	Redheadia quercus; Y. Suto & Suyama

Redheadia is a genus of fungi in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Redheadia quercus, described in 2005 by Suto and Suyama.^[1] R. quercus is the teleomorph form of the fungus , which causes a plant disease called "frosty mildew" in the Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima). The genus is named after Canadian mycologist Scott A. Redhead who first described the anamorph genus , while the specific epithet is named after the genus of the host plant.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Suto Y, Suyama H (2005). "Redheadia quercus gen. et sp nov., the teleomorph of Mycopappus quercus, the frosty mildew fungus in Quercus acutissima". Mycoscience. 46 (4): 227–34. doi:10.1007/s10267-005-0239-7.

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[Suto2005-1] Suto Y, Suyama H (2005). "Redheadia quercus gen. et sp nov., the teleomorph of Mycopappus quercus, the frosty mildew fungus in Quercus acutissima". Mycoscience. 46 (4): 227–34. doi:10.1007/s10267-005-0239-7.

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