Why are Phytophthora and other Oomycota not true fungi?

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 217-219

  Rossman, Amy Y ^a,c,d   Palm, Mary E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory   (United States)

^d US National Fungus Collections   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromista; Classification; Oomycetes; Peronosporomycetes; Straminopila; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CHROMISTA; FUNGI; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA;

EID: 33750213951     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/17oct08     Document Type: Short Survey

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