Achlya bisexualis | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Class: | Oomycetes |
Order: | Saprolegniales |
Family: | Saprolegniaceae |
Genus: | Achlya |
Species: | A. bisexualis |
Binomial name | |
Achlya bisexualis Coker & Couch (1927) |
Achlya bisexualis is a water mold (fungus). It is described as being close to achlya flagellata, differing by it striking heterothallism and less elongated gemmae.
In 1936, it was discovered that the species contains a number of hermaphrodite females, which behave as true females in the presence of strong males.