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Achlya

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Achlya is a genus of oomycete (water mold), in the family Saprolegniaceae. The genus includes several plant pathogens including Achlya conspicua and Achlya klebsiana. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rather than changes in osmotic pressure. The genome of Achlya hypogyna has been sequenced and can be accessed on public online databases, for example on the NCBI website (National Center for Biotechnology Information).

Species

Yellow Horned

species

Observations1,707

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Family
Saprolegniaceae
Collections
IPA/SP, UPS, USNM, S
Recorded in
Brasil, Sweden

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Saprolegniaceae
Image
Water mold Mizukabi colony.jpg
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taxon name
Achlya
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Achlya (Saprolegniaceae)
taxon author citation
Nees 1823
homonymous taxon
Achlya
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Encyclopedic overview

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Achlya is a genus of oomycete (water mold), in the family Saprolegniaceae. The genus includes several plant pathogens including Achlya conspicua and Achlya klebsiana. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rather than changes in osmotic pressure. The genome of Achlya hypogyna has been sequenced and can be accessed on public online databases, for example on the NCBI website (National Center for Biotechnology Information).

The genus was first circumscribed in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. vol.11 on page 514 in 1823 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck.

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