Phytophthora de Bary
(blights)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Phytophthora alni
Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder
Species 13 ident. refs
Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004
Alder Blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora austrocedri
a blight
Species 5 ident. refs
Phytophthora cactorum
Strawberry Crown Rot - causative organism
Species 2 ident. refs
Phytophthora cinnamomi
a blight (a cause of Ink Disease)
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora citricola
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora cryptogea
a plant pathogen
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora fragariae
Red Stele or Lanarkshire Disease
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora ilicis
Holly Leaf Bllight - causative organism
Species 3 ident. refs
Phytophthora infestans
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight & Tomato Blight (Causative Agent)
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 		Species 42 images 3 ident. refs
Phytophthora inflata
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora kernoviae
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora lateralis
a blight
Species 5 ident. refs
Phytophthora nicotianae
Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora primulae
Primula Brown-core Root Rot - causative organism
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora pseudosyringae
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora pseudotsugae
(A Blight)
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora richardiae
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora sp. nov.
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora syringae
a blight
Species 1 ident. refs
Phytophthora (unidentified)
Unidentified Blights
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 		Unidentified 9 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPhytophthora (blights)
FamilyPERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
OrderPERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Waterhouse, G.M. & Blackwell, E.M. 1954 Key to the Species of Phytophthora recorded from the British Isles Mycological Papers, 57, 9pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Waterhouse, G.M. 1970 The Genus Phytophthora Mycological Papers, 122, Second edition, 59pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Waterhouse, G.M. 1963 Key to the Species of Phytophthora de Bary Mycological Papers, 92, 22pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute

Phytophthora (blights) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phytophthora (blights)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 131 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phytophthora (blights)
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