Saprolegniales

Saprolegniales
Saprolegnia on sesame seeds
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Clade: Pseudofungi
Class: Oomycetes
Order:
E. Fisch., 1892
Families

Saprolegniales is an order of water mould. Members of the order are responsible for numerous parasitic infections affecting aquatic life, such as crayfish plague and ulcerative dermal necrosis.[1]

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Ronald J. (2012-05-21). Fish Pathology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-3282-7.