Saprolegniaceae is a
family
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of
freshwater mould.
James Ellis Humphrey James Ellis Humphrey (1861-1897) was an American botanist and mycologist.Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435 He made notable contributions on Saprolegniaceae. He graduate ...
(1861-1897), an American
Mycologist
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did significant work on this family.
Taxonomy
Saprolegniaceae contains the following
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
,
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
, and
subspecies
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.
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Achlya''
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Achlya ambisexualis''
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Achlya americana
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya androgyna
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya apiculata''
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Achlya aquatica
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya bisexualis''
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Achlya bonariensis''
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Achlya caroliniana''
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Achlya catenulata''
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Achlya colorata''
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Achlya conspicua''
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Achlya crenulata''
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Achlya debaryana
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya dubia
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya flagellata
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including '' Achlya conspicua'' and '' Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength r ...
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Achlya glomerata''
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Achlya heterosexualis''
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Achlya hypogyna''
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Achlya intricata''
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Achlya klebsiana''
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Achlya oblongata''
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Achlya oligacantha
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya orion''
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Achlya ornata''
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Achlya oviparvula''
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Achlya papillosa
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including '' Achlya conspicua'' and '' Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength r ...
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Achlya primoachlya''
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Achlya prolifera''
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Achlya proliferoides''
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Achlya racemosa''
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Achlya radiosa
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya recurva
''Achlya'' is a genus of oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including ''Achlya conspicua'' and ''Achlya klebsiana''. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rat ...
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Achlya rodrigueziana''
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Achlya sparrowii''
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Achlya spiralis''
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Achlya stellata''
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Achlya treleaseana''
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Aplanes''
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Aplanes androgynus''
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Aplanes treleaseanus''
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Aplanopsis''
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Aplanopsis terrestris''
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Brevilegnia''
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Brevilegnia bispora''
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Brevilegnia gracilis''
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Brevilegnia longicaulis''
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Brevilegnia macrospora''
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Brevilegnia megasperma''
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Brevilegnia minutandra''
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Brevilegnia unisperma''
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Brevilegnia unisperma var. delica ''
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Brevilegnia variabilis''
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Calyptralegnia''
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Calyptralegnia achlyoides''
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Dictyuchus''
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Dictyuchus monosporus''
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Dictyuchus pseudodictyon''
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Dictyuchus sterilis''
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Geolegnia''
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Geolegnia helicoides''
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Isoachlya''
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Isoachlya toruloides''
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Newbya''
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Newbya dichotoma''
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Newbya spinosa''
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Phragmosporangium''
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Phragmosporangium uniseriatum''
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Protoachlya''
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Protoachlya paradoxa''
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Protoachlya polysporus''
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Pythiopsis''
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Pythiopsis cymosa''
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Pythiopsis humphreyana''
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Pythiopsis intermedia''
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Pythiopsis irregularis''
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Pythiopsis terrestris''
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Saprolegnia
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
Habits
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Saprolegnia aenigmatica''
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Saprolegnia anisospora''
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Saprolegnia anomalies
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
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Saprolegnia asterophora''
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Saprolegnia australis''
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Saprolegnia bulbosa''
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Saprolegnia delica
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
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Saprolegnia diclina''
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Saprolegnia eccentrica''
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Saprolegnia ferax''
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Saprolegnia cf. ferax
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
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Saprolegnia furcata''
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Saprolegnia hypogyna''
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Saprolegnia lapponica''
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Saprolegnia litoralis''
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Saprolegnia longicaulis''
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Saprolegnia megasperma''
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Saprolegnia milanezii''
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Saprolegnia mixta''
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Saprolegnia monilifera
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
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Saprolegnia monoica''
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Saprolegnia multispora''
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Saprolegnia oliviae''
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Saprolegnia parasitica''
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Saprolegnia polymorpha''
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Saprolegnia racemosa''
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Saprolegnia salmonis''
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Saprolegnia semihypogyna''
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Saprolegnia subterranea''
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Saprolegnia terrestris''
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Saprolegnia torulosa
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
Habits
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Saprolegnia truncata''
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Saprolegnia turfosa
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
Habits ...
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Saprolegnia unispora
''Saprolegnia'' is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts ''Saprolegnia'' as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.
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Scoliolegnia''
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Scoliolegnia asterophora''
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Sommerstorffia''
Arnaudov 1923
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Sommerstorffia spinosa''
Arnaudov
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Thraustotheca''
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Thraustotheca clavata''
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Thraustotheca terrestris''
References
Heterokont families
Saprolegniales
Taxa described in 1884
Taxa named by Friedrich Traugott Kützing
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