Phytophthora citricola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Class: | Oomycetes |
Order: | Peronosporales |
Family: | Pythiaceae |
Genus: | Phytophthora |
Species: | P. citricola |
Binomial name | |
Phytophthora citricola Sawada, (1927) |
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Synonyms | |
Phytophthora cactorum var. applanata Chester, (1932) |
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 trees in present-day Taiwan. It has since been found causing disease on a wide variety of plants.