Pythium anandrum Drechsler 1930

Details

Name scientific

Pythium anandrum Drechsler, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 20 410 (1930)

Preferred name

Elongisporangium anandrum (Drechsler) Uzuhasi, Tojo & Kakish. 2010

Taxonomy reference

Uzuhashi, S.; Tojo, M.; Kakishima, M. 2010: Phylogeny of the genus Pythium and description of new genera. Mycoscience 51: 337-365.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Drechsler

Authors

Drechsler

Publication place

Drechsler, C.E. 1930: Some new species of Pythium. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 20(16): 398-418.

Year published

1930

Publication page

410

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Pythium anandrum Drechsler 1930

Type locality

MD, USA

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Pythium anandrum

Classification

Kingdom

Chromista

Phylum

Oomycota

Class

Oomycetes

Order

Peronosporales

Family

Pythiaceae

Genus

Pythium

Species

anandrum

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Lupinus

Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005)

has host

Lupinus

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

Robertson, G.I. (1973)

has host

Lupinus

Robertson, G.I. (1980)

Descriptions

Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) 2005: Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. 4. Fungal Diversity Press.

Pythium anandrum Drechsler 1930

Description

Type: Radicicolous Fungi; Description: Colonies on corn meal agar submerged or with scanty aerial mycelium, main hyphae up to 8 μm wide. Sporangia terminal, ellipsoidal or elongate, 54–86 × 25–38 μm, usually papillate, occasionally proliferating. Oogonia terminal, subglobose, 27–29 μm in diameter, with conical spines 3–11 μm long. Antheridia usually absent. Oospores developing parthenogenetically, plerotic or nearly so, 21–27 μm in diameter.

Distribution

Distribution: Taupo.; 1st Record: Robertson (1973a).

Notes

Pathogenicity

Significance: Isolated from roots of container-grown plants and shown to be mildly pathogenic (Robertson 1973a).; Host(s): Lupinus sp., Rhododendron indicum.