Apodachlya

Leptomitales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Class:	Oomycetes
Order:	Leptomitales
Family:	Leptomitaceae
Genus:	Apodachlya
Species
	A. brachynema; A. minima; A. punctata; A. pyrifera

Apodachlya is a genus of water mold within the order Leptomitales.^[1]

Physical characteristics

Hyphae

Apodachlya are characterized by the structure of their hyphae, which are constricted into septae-like structures which enclose cellulin plugs, preventing the loss of cytoplasm in the case of cell rupture.

Zoosporangia

These zoospores encyst at the tip in a manner similar to the genus Achlya.

References

^ *C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5

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[1] *C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5

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