Brasiliomyces are found primarily
on species of angiosperms in subtropical to tropical (zones 10+). The mycelium
is superficial, hyaline, and non-septate and forms white colonies on the
leaves of host. Cleistothecial wall is thin, consisting of a layer of undifferentiated
cells and appendages are absent. There are two to five asci in each cleistothecia.
Representative species:
Brasiliomyces setosus Hodges
Causes powdery mildew disease on Sapindus oahuensis. It was first identified in 1984 by Dr. C. S. Hodges in the Mokuleia Forest Reserve in Oahu, Hawaii.