Phytophthora cactorum
| Phytophthora cactorum | |
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| Microscopic view of sporangium of Phytophthora cactorum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Phylum: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Oomycetes |
| Subclass: | Incertae sedis |
| Order: | Pythiales |
| Family: | Pythiaceae |
| Genus: | Phytophthora |
| Species: | P. cactorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytophthora cactorum (Lebert & Cohn) J. Schröt., (1886) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Peronospora cactorum Lebert & Cohn, (1870) | |
Phytophthora cactorum is a plant pathogen that causes root rot on rhododendron and many other species.