Saprolegnia parasitica Coker
(Fish Fungus)

Interactions where Saprolegnia parasitica is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
colony colony infects epidermis SALMONIDAE salmons and trout Salmoniformes Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problem, van West, P., 2006
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Saprolegniaceae/Saprolegnia parasitica/Saprolegnia parasiticafish funguscolony Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmonidaesalmons and troutepidermis
colony colony infects epidermis Salmo trutta Trout, Sea Trout, Brown/Sea Trout Salmoniformes: Salmonidae Experimental studies on uptake and interaction of spores of the Saprolegnia diclina-parasitica complex with external mucus of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta), Wood, S.E. & Willoughby, L.G. & Beakes, G.W., 1988
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Saprolegniaceae/Saprolegnia parasitica/Saprolegnia parasiticafish funguscolony Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmo trutta/Salmo truttatrout, sea trout, brown/sea troutepidermis

Author & YearTitleSource
van West, P., 2006Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problemMycologist 20: 99-104.
Wood, S.E. & Willoughby, L.G. & Beakes, G.W., 1988Experimental studies on uptake and interaction of spores of the Saprolegnia diclina-parasitica complex with external mucus of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)TBMS Vol 90 (1): 63-73.

Saprolegnia parasitica (Fish Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaprolegnia parasitica (Fish Fungus)
GenusSaprolegnia (a genus of water moulds)
FamilySAPROLEGNIACEAE (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 Saprolegnia parasitica (Fish Fungus)

Saprolegnia parasitica (Fish Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
van West, P. 2006 Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problem Mycologist 20: 99-104.
Willoughby, L.G. 1986 An ecological study of water as the medium for growth and reproduction of the Saprolegnia from salmonid fish TBMS Vol 87 (4): 493-502.
Wood, S.E. & Willoughby, L.G. & Beakes, G.W. 1988 Experimental studies on uptake and interaction of spores of the Saprolegnia diclina-parasitica complex with external mucus of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) TBMS Vol 90 (1): 63-73.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Saprolegnia parasitica (Fish Fungus):

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