Phytophthora alni Brasier & S.A. Kirk
(Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Phytophthora alni (Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder)
Genus	Phytophthora (blights)
Family	PERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
Order	PERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
Class	PERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
Phylum	OOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
Kingdom	CHROMISTA (algae)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Phytophthora alni is also a member of:
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Oomycota)
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Oomycota)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Appiah, A., Jennings, P., & Turner, J.A.	2004	Phytophthora ramorum: one pathogen and many diseases, an emerging threat to forest ecosystems and ornamental plant life	Mycologist Vol 18 (4): 145-150.
	Brasier, C.M. et al	2004	First report of ramorum bleeding canker on Quercus falcata, caused by Phytophthora ramorum	New Disease Reports Vol 9.
	Denman, S. et al	2005	Foliar infection of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) by Phytophthora ramorum in the UK	New Disease Reports Vol 11.
	Evans, S.	2004	Conservation Corner (Jan 2004)	Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 31-33.
	FERA		Phytophthora ramorum	www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/phytophthora/pRamorum/
in the field	FERA		A threat to our woodlands, heathlands and historic gardens: Phytophthora ramorum
	Forest Research	2010	Path News Issue 21: September 2010
	Forest Research	2004	Path News Issue 7: April 2004
	Forest Research	2003	Path News Issue 6: December 2003
	Forestry Commission England	2016	Pest and diseases symptoms panels	.
	Giltrap, P.M. et al	2006	Phytophthora ramorum on three new hosts detected using on-site diagnostics	New Disease Reports Vol 14.
	Henricot, B. & Prior, C.	2004	Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death or ramorum leaf blight and dieback	Mycologist Vol 18 (4): 151-156.
	Inman, A.J. et al	2003	First report of Ramorum dieback (Phytophthora ramorum) on Pieris in England	New Disease Reports Vol 7.

Phytophthora alni (Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Phytophthora
(blights)

PERONOSPORACEAE
(downy mildews)

PERONOSPORALES
(downy mildews and white rusts)

OOMYCOTA
(a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)

CHROMISTA
(algae)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phytophthora alni (Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder)

BioInfo

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 38 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phytophthora alni (Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder)

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