Labyrinthula

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Labyrinthula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Heterokontophyta
Class: Labyrinthulomycetes
Order: Labyrinthulales
Family: Labyrinthulaceae
Genus: Labyrinthula

Labyrinthula is a genus of heterokont, comprising ten species.[1]

Labyrinthula zosterae is a species associated with eelgrass (Zostera marina), a pathogenic strain of which is believed to be the causative agent of a wasting disease which causes dieback and is threatening seagrass meadows.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ D. M. Bigelow, M. W. Olsen & R. L. Gilbertson (2005). "Labyrinthula terrestris sp. nov., a new pathogen of turf grass" (PDF). Mycologia 97 (1): 185–190. doi:10.3852/mycologia.97.1.185. PMID 16389970. http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/reprint/97/1/185.pdf. 
  2. ^ Disease Analysis in San Juan Archipelago Friday Harbor Laboratories Seagrass Lab. Retrieved 2012-02-06.


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