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Achlya - A genus of ALGAE in the family Saprolegniaceae. They are pathogens of FISHES and INSECTS. |
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Aphanomyces - A genus of ALGAE in the family Saprolegniaceae. It causes root rot in plants and is also a pathogen of FISHES. |
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Lagenidium - A genus of ALGAE in the family Lagenidiaceae. One species (L. giganteum) parasitizes the larval stage of MOSQUITOES and is used in its biological control (PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL); it also causes disease in freshwater FISHES. |
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Peronospora - A genus of ALGAE in the family Peronosporaceae. Most species are obligatory parasites and many are plant pathogens. |
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Phytophthora - A genus of destructive parasitic algae in the family Pythiaceae, order Peronosporales, affecting numerous fruit, vegetable, and other crops. Differentiation of zoospores usually takes place in the sporangium and no vesicle is formed. |
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Pythium - A genus of destructive root-parasitic algae in the family Pythiaceae, order Peronosporales, commonly found in cultivated soils all over the world. Differentiation of zoospores takes place in a vesicle. |
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Saprolegnia - A genus of ALGAE in the family Saprolegniaceae. It is a parasite and pathogen of freshwater FISHES. |
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