- Phytophthora citricola
Taxobox
color = khaki
name = "Phytophthora citricola"
regnum =Chromista
phylum =Oomycota
classis =Oomycetes
subclassis =Incertae sedis
ordo =Pythiales
familia =Pythiaceae
genus = "Phytophthora "
species = "P. citricola"
binomial = "Phytophthora citricola"
binomial_authority = Sawada, (1927)
synonyms = "Phytophthora cactorum var. applanata" Chester, (1932)Phytophthora citricola is a plant pathogen. It was first described by Sawada in 1927 when it was isolated from orange in present-day Taiwan. It has since been found causing disease on a wide variety of plants and is considered to be cosmopolitan.
External links
* [http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]
* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]References
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