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Pythium Pringsheim, 1858

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS

Classification

kingdom
Chromista
phylum
Oomycota
class
Peronosporea
order
Peronosporales
family
Pythiaceae
genus
Pythium

Name

Synonyms
Artotrogus Mont.
Eupythium Nieuwland, 1916
Nematosporangium (A.Fischer) J.Schröter, 1893
Rheosporangium Edson
Homonyms
Pythium Pringsheim, 1858
Common names
Diegavertis in Lithuanian
Knolvrot in Afrikaans
Kroonvrot in Afrikaans
Omvalsiektes in Afrikaans
Saailingvrot in Afrikaans
pytium in Czech
Питиум in Russian
フハイカビ属 in Japanese
腐霉属 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  2. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  3. Hyde, Noorabadi, Thiyagaraja, Rämä & 145 authors; Zvyagina (2024) The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa
  4. Index Fungorum (May 2009 version).
  5. Index Fungorum (May 2009 version).
  6. Index Fungorum (May 2009 version).
  7. Index Fungorum (May 2009 version).
  8. Johnson Jr., T.W.; Sparrow Jr., F.K. (1961). Fungi in oceans and estuaries. J. Cramer: Weinheim, Germany. xxii, 668 pp.
  9. Pringsheim (1858) Beiträge zur Morphologie and Systematik der Algen. II. Die Saprolegnieen
  10. Robert, Stegehuis & Stalpers (2025) The MycoBank engine and related databases
  11. SN2000/Kirk et al., 2001
  12. Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakishima (2010) Phylogeny of the genus Pythium and description of new genera.
  13. Uzuhashi, Tojo & Kakishima (2010) Phylogeny of the genus Pythium and description of new genera.
  14. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  15. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. van der Plaats-Niterink (1981) Monograph of the genus Pythium
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