Superphylum Heterokonta Family Leptolegniaceae | Class Oomycetes Genus Aphanomyces Rank Species | |
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Similar Aphanomyces, Aphanomyces euteiches, Erysiphe betae, Pythium ultimum, Pleospora betae | ||
Aphanomyces cochlioides is a plant pathogen that can affect commodity crops like spinach, Swiss chard, beets and related species. In spinach the pathogen is responsible for the black root "rot" that can damage plants.
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