Oomycota
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Oomycota is a group of fungus-like, filamentous organisms (water molds) that includes many important plant pathogens and was once classified among the fungi but is now placed within the stramenopiles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oomycetes | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oomycete group
ⓘ
phylum ⓘ stramenopile taxon ⓘ |
| causesDisease |
damping-off of seedlings
ⓘ
downy mildews ⓘ late blight of potato ⓘ root rot in crops ⓘ sudden oak death ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| cellWallComposition |
beta-glucans
ⓘ
cellulose ⓘ |
| cellWallLacks | chitin ⓘ |
| commonName | water molds ⓘ |
| currentClassification | Stramenopiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
animal pathogens
ⓘ
plant pathogens ⓘ saprotrophs ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
terrestrial environments ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Aphanomyces euteiches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phytophthora infestans NERFINISHED ⓘ Phytophthora ramorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Phytophthora sojae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythium ultimum NERFINISHED ⓘ Saprolegnia parasitica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Stramenopila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeCycleFeature |
biflagellate motile spores
ⓘ
diploid vegetative phase ⓘ sexual oospore formation ⓘ |
| morphology |
filamentous organisms
ⓘ
fungus-like organisms ⓘ |
| notFungi | true ⓘ |
| nutritionType | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| phylogeneticRelation |
closely related to brown algae
ⓘ
closely related to diatoms ⓘ |
| previousClassification | Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
antheridium
ⓘ
oogonium ⓘ oospore ⓘ sporangium ⓘ zoospore ⓘ |
| storageProduct |
lipids
ⓘ
mycolaminarin ⓘ |
| supergroup | SAR supergroup ⓘ |
| zoosporeFlagella | two flagella ⓘ |
| zoosporeFlagellaType |
one tinsel-type flagellum
ⓘ
one whiplash-type flagellum ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Oomycetes