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Pythiales

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Pythiales
Scientific classification
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Order:
Pythiales

M.W. Dick, 2001[1]
Families

Pythiaceae

Pythiales is an order of water-molds (oomycetes). Some species of this order are the causative agents of several economically important plant diseases, such as potato blight.

References

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  1. ^ The peronosporomycetes. MW Dick, Systematics and evolution, 2001