Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5368705
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Asexual Spore
Description:
Asexual spore-producing bodies called "sporangia" of the fungus Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae. When the sporangia is hollow-looking it has produced zoospores and they swam away in search of susceptible host tissue.
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Laboratory
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Subject
| Kingdom: Chromista |
| Phylum: Oomycota |
| Class: Oomycetes |
| Order: Peronosporales |
| Family: Pythiaceae |
| Genus: Phytophthora |
| Subject: Phytophthora nicotianae Breda de Haan |
Host
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Solanales |
| Family: Solanaceae |
| Genus: Nicotiana |
| Subject: Nicotiana tabacum (Maryland type) L. |
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Image uploaded:
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Image last updated:
Monday, February 16, 2009
