''Plasmodiophora'' is a genus in the
phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature ...
of
cercozoa
Cercozoa is a phylum of diverse single-celled eukaryotes. They lack shared morphological characteristics at the microscopic level, and are instead defined by molecular phylogenies of rRNA and actin or polyubiquitin. They were the first major ...
in the class
Phytomyxea.
It includes the species ''Plasmodiophora brassicae'', which causes the disease
cabbage clubroot
Clubroot is a common disease of cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, radishes, turnips, stocks, wallflowers and other plants of the family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). It is caused by ''Plasmodiophora brassicae'', which was once co ...
.
References
External links
Tree of LifePlasmodiophorida
Cercozoa genera
Plasmodiophorid genera
Parasitic rhizaria
Parasites of plants
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