Pythium
Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycotes. They were formerly classified as fungi. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals, causing pythiosis. The feet of the fungus gnat are frequently a vector for their transmission.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pythium Turf Blight
speciesPythium aphanidermatum
Pythium acanthicum
speciesPythium acanthicum
Pythium afertile
speciesPythium afertile
Pythium aquatile
speciesPythium aquatile
Pythium inflatum
speciesPythium inflatum
Pythium monospermum
speciesPythium monospermum
Pythium torulosum
speciesPythium torulosum
Pythium coloratum
speciesPythium coloratum
Pythium graminicola
speciesPythium graminicola
Pythium periplocum
speciesPythium periplocum
Pythium hydnosporum
speciesPythium hydnosporum
Pythium insidiosum
speciesPythium insidiosum
Pythium porphyrae
speciesPythium porphyrae
Pythium dissotocum
speciesPythium dissotocum
Pythium tracheiphilum
speciesPythium tracheiphilum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 360255.