Olpidium
Sign in to saveOlpidium is a fungal genus in the family Olpidiaceae. Members of Olpidium are zoosporic pathogens of plants, animals, fungi, and oomycetes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumChytridiomycota
- ClassChytridiomycetes
- OrderOlpidiales
- FamilyOlpidiaceae
Habitatmarine
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Olpidium is a fungal genus in the family Olpidiaceae. Members of Olpidium are zoosporic pathogens of plants, animals, fungi, and oomycetes.
==Morphology== Olpidium species exist as spherical zoosporangia inside the cells of their host. Zoospores emerge from a single discharge tube and have a single, posterior whiplash flagellum. Resting spores can be smooth or ornamented.
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