Peronosporomycetes

Saprolegniaceae

Belongs within: Peronosporomycetes. The Saprolegniaceae are a family of water moulds exhibiting asexual reproduction via sporangia and sexual reproduction via thick-walled oogonia (Kirk et al. 2001). Water moulds Published 12 November 2015 In the 1970s and 1980s, stocks of salmon and trout around the North Atlantic Ocean took a sizeable hit. Mature fish entering fresh water had… Continue reading Saprolegniaceae

Belongs within: Gyrista.Contains: Peronosporidae, Saprolegniaceae. The Peronosporomycetes, water moulds, are a lineage of fungus-like micro-organisms with heterokont zoospores and cellulose walls (Kirk et al. 2001). Characters (Kirk et al. 2001, as Oomycota): Aquatic or terrestrial, freshwater or marine, saprobic or parasitic; thallus unicellular to mycelial (hyphae coenocytic), mainly aseptate; assimilative phase diploid; zoospores with unequal flagella, a tinsel one diverted with… Continue reading Peronosporomycetes

Peronosporidae

Belongs within: Peronosporomycetes.Contains: Peronosporaceae, Pythiaceae. The Peronosporidae are a section of water moulds exhibiting a characteristic periplasmic pattern of oogenesis. <==Peronosporidae [Peronosporomycetidae]C-SC06 |–PeronosporalesC-SC06 | | i. s.: Dicksonomyces Thirum., Rao & Salam 1957KC01 | |–PeronosporaceaeKC01 | `–Albugo (Pers.) Roussel 1806 [incl. Cystopus Lév. 1847; Albuginaceae]KC01 | |–A. candidaKC01 | |–A. evolvuliSB72 | |–A. ipomoeae-penduranaeSB72 | |–A. laibachiiTS25… Continue reading Peronosporidae