Phytophthora cactorum (Lebert & Cohn) J. Schröt.
(Strawberry Crown Rot - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytophthora cactorum (Strawberry Crown Rot - causative organism)
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
Anon. 2008 Strawberry crown rot (Phytophthora cactorum) Plant Clinic News Jul 08: 1.
Forest Research 2003 Path News Issue 3: April 2003

Phytophthora cactorum (Strawberry Crown Rot - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phytophthora cactorum (Strawberry Crown Rot - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phytophthora cactorum (Strawberry Crown Rot - causative organism)
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