Aphanomyces cochlioides Drechsler
(a water mould)

Interactions where Aphanomyces cochlioides is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach Caryophyllales: Aizoaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Tetragonia tetragonioides/Tetragonia tetragonioidesNew Zealand spinachnecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach Caryophyllales: Aizoaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Aizoaceae/Tetragonia tetragonioides/Tetragonia tetragonioidesNew Zealand spinachblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages live, blackened stem base of seedling Amaranthus blitoides Prostrate Pigweed Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Amaranthus blitoides/Amaranthus blitoidesprostrate pigweedlive, blackenedstem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Amaranthus blitoides Prostrate Pigweed Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Amaranthus blitoides/Amaranthus blitoidesprostrate pigweedblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages live, blackened stem base of seedling Amaranthus retroflexus Common Amaranth Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Amaranthus retroflexus/Amaranthus retroflexuscommon amaranthlive, blackenedstem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Amaranthus retroflexus Common Amaranth Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Amaranthus retroflexus/Amaranthus retroflexuscommon amaranthblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages live, blackened stem base Beta trigyna Caucasian Beet Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta trigyna/Beta trigynaCaucasian beetlive, blackenedstem base
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Major Beta vulgaris Beet Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris/Beta vulgarisbeetblack, thinhypocotylseedlingMajor
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base cotyledon of seedling Major Beta vulgaris Beet Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris/Beta vulgarisbeetnecrotic at basecotyledonseedlingMajor
oospore oospore infects and damages live, blackened stem base UK/IrelandMajor Beta vulgaris ssp cicla Foliage Beet, Leaf Beet, Mangold Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldoospore Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla/Beta vulgaris subsp. ciclafoliage beet, leaf beet, mangoldlive, blackenedstem baseMajor
oospore oospore infects and damages live, blackened stem base UK/Ireland Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var altissima Sugar Beet Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldoospore Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. altissima/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. altissimasugar beetlive, blackenedstem base
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Celosia argentea Cockscomb Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Celosia argentea/Celosia argenteacockscombnecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Celosia argentea Cockscomb Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Celosia argentea/Celosia argenteacockscombblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Chenopodium album Fat-hen Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium album/Chenopodium albumfat-hennecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Chenopodium album Fat-hen Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium album/Chenopodium albumfat-henblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Salsola kali Saltwort Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Salsola kali/Salsola kalisaltwortnecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Salsola kali Saltwort Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Salsola kali/Salsola kalisaltwortblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Dianthus chinensis Rainbow Pink Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus chinensis/Dianthus chinensisrainbow pinknecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Dianthus chinensis Rainbow Pink Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus chinensis/Dianthus chinensisrainbow pinkblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria ocymoides/Saponaria ocymoidesrock soapwortnecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Saponaria ocymoides/Saponaria ocymoidesrock soapwortblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Silene latifolia White Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene latifolia/Silene latifoliawhite campionnecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Silene latifolia White Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene latifolia/Silene latifoliawhite campionblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane Caryophyllales: Portulacaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Portulacaceae/Portulaca oleracea/Portulaca oleraceacommon purslanenecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Portulaca oleracea Common Purslane Caryophyllales: Portulacaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Portulacaceae/Portulaca oleracea/Portulaca oleraceacommon purslaneblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Eschscholzia californica Californian Poppy Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Eschscholzia californica/Eschscholzia californicaCalifornian poppynecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Eschscholzia californica Californian Poppy Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Eschscholzia californica/Eschscholzia californicaCalifornian poppyblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Papaver rhoeas/Papaver rhoeascommon poppy, Flanders poppynecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Papaver rhoeas/Papaver rhoeascommon poppy, Flanders poppyblack, thinhypocotylseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages necrotic at base stem base of seedling Echinochloa crus-galli Cockspur Poales: Poaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Echinochloa crus-galli/Echinochloa crus-gallicockspurnecrotic at basestem baseseedling
oospore (embedded) embedded oospore infects and damages black, thin hypocotyl of seedling Echinochloa crus-galli Cockspur Poales: Poaceae Aphanomyces cochlioides, Hall, G., 1980
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces cochlioides/Aphanomyces cochlioidesa water mouldembeddedoospore Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Echinochloa crus-galli/Echinochloa crus-gallicockspurblack, thinhypocotylseedling

Aphanomyces cochlioides (a water mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hall, G., 1980Aphanomyces cochlioidesI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 972.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphanomyces cochlioides (a water mould)
GenusAphanomyces (a genus of water moulds)
FamilyLEPTOLEGNIACEAE (a family of water moulds)
OrderSAPROLEGNIALES (water moulds)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphanomyces cochlioides (a water mould)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hall, G. 1980 Aphanomyces cochlioides I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 972.

Aphanomyces cochlioides (a water mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aphanomyces cochlioides (a water mould):

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