''Aphanomyces'' is a
genus
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of
water moulds. As of 2003 there were about 45 described species.
[Grünwald, N. J. and C. J. Coyne, ed]
Proceedings of the Second International ''Aphanomyces'' Workshop.
Pasco, Washington, June 17–18, 2003. USDA ARS. Many of these water moulds are known as economically important pathogens of species of plants and animals, including fish, crustaceans, and agricultural crop plants. ''Aphanomyces'' water moulds are "one of the most important yield-limiting factors in production of legumes and sugarbeet."
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Some of these water moulds are host-specific, such as '' A. iridis'', which only infects ]iris
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es. Others can infest several hosts, such as '' A. euteiches'', which grows on several legume
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s.[ The disease that manifests in plants infected with these water moulds is sometimes known simply as ''Aphanomyces'' root rot or common root rot.][
Species include:][
*'' Aphanomyces acinetophagus''
*'' Aphanomyces americanus''
*'' Aphanomyces amphigynus''
*'' Aphanomyces apophysii''
*'' Aphanomyces astaci'' – crayfish plague
*'' Aphanomyces balboensis''
*'' Aphanomyces bosminae''
*'' Aphanomyces brassicae''
*'' Aphanomyces camptostylus''
*'' Aphanomyces cladogamus''
*'' Aphanomyces cochlioides''
*'' Aphanomyces coniger''
*'' Aphanomyces daphniae''
*'']Aphanomyces euteiches
''Aphanomyces euteiches'' is a water mould, or oomycete, plant pathogen responsible for the disease Aphanomyces root rot. The species ''Aphanomyces euteiches'' can infect a variety of legumes. Symptoms of the disease can differ among hosts but ...
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*'' Aphanomyces exoparasiticus''
*'' Aphanomyces frigidophilus''
*'' Aphanomyces gordejevi''
*'' Aphanomyces helicoides''
*'' Aphanomyces hydatinae''
*'' Aphanomyces invadans'' – ulcerative mycosis of fish, epizootic ulcerative syndrome, mycotic granulomatosis
*'' Aphanomyces iridis''
*'' Aphanomyces irregularis''
*'' Aphanomyces keratinophilus''
*'' Aphanomyces laevis'' – cotton-wool disease of fish
*'' Aphanomyces magnusii''
*'' Aphanomyces norvegicus''
*'' Aphanomyces ovidestruens''
*'' Aphanomyces parasiticus''
*'' Aphanomyces patersonii''
*'' Aphanomyces phycophilus''
*'' Aphanomyces pisci''
*'' Aphanomyces piscicida''
*'' Aphanomyces polysporis''
*''Aphanomyces raphani
''Aphanomyces raphani'' is a fungal plant pathogen.
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Water mould plant pathogens and diseases
Saprolegniales
Species described in 1927
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'' – black root disease of radish
*'' Aphanomyces salsuginosus''[Takuma, D., et al. (2010)]
A new species, ''Aphanomyces salsuginosus'' sp. nov., isolated from ice fish ''Salangichthys microdon''.
''Mycoscience'' 51(6) 432–42.
*'' Aphanomyces scaber''
*'' Aphanomyces sparrowii''
*'' Aphanomyces stellatus''
*'' Aphanomyces volgensis''
References
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Water mould genera
Saprolegniales