Pythium Pringsh.
(damping off fungi)

Interactions where Pythium is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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Affected Part 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 Summary
is parasitised by UK/IrelandQuestionable Olpidiopsis pythii a chytrid Olpidiopsidales: Olpidiopsidaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Olpidiopsidales/Olpidiopsidaceae/Olpidiopsis pythii/Olpidiopsis pythiia chytrid Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium/Pythiumdamping off fungi? parasitises
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Rozella irregularis a chytrid Rozellida: Rozellidae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Protozoa/Choanozoa/Rozellidea/Rozellida/Rozellidae/Rozella irregularis/Rozella irregularisa chytrid Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium/Pythiumdamping off fungi parasitises
mycelium mycelium is parasitised by Foreign Chytriomyces willoughbyi a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/Chytriomyces willoughbyia chytrid Fungus / parasiteForeign /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium/Pythiumdamping off fungimycelium parasitises mycelium
oogonium oogonium is parasitised by Foreign Chytriomyces willoughbyi a chytrid Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/Chytriomyces willoughbyia chytrid Fungus / parasiteForeign /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium/Pythiumdamping off fungioogonium parasitises oogonium

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota)Mycotaxon Vol 84: 447-487.

Pythium (damping off fungi) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Pythium oligandrum
a damping off fungus
Species 1 references
Pythium tracheiphilum
a damping off fungus
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPythium (damping off fungi)
FamilyPYTHIACEAE (damping off and blight fungi)
OrderPERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
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 Pythium (damping off fungi)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
van der Plaats-Niterink, J. 1981 Monograph of the genus Pythium Stud. Mycol. Vol 21: 1-52.

Pythium (damping off fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pythium (damping off fungi):

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