Scientific name Pythiaceae Order Peronosporales | Phylum Heterokontophyta Rank Family | |
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Lower classifications Phytophthora, Pythium, Potato late blight fungus, Phytophthora irrigata |
Pythiaceae is a family of water moulds. The family includes plant pathogenic fungus-like organisms in the genus Phytophthora; as well as serious plant and animal pathogens in the genus Pythium. The family was circumscribed by German mycologist Joseph Schröter in 1893.
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Lifecycle
Reproduction
The sporangia may germinate via a germ tube or by release of motile zoospores, depending on the species and the environmental conditions.
Economic importance
Some Pythium species cause "damping-off" diseases in young plants (seedlings).
References
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