Phytophthora tentaculata

Phytophthora tentaculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Chromalveolata
Phylum:	Heterokontophyta
Class:	Oomycetes
Subclass:	Incertae sedis
Order:	Pythiales
Family:	Pythiaceae
Genus:	Phytophthora
Species:	P. tentaculata
Binomial name
Phytophthora tentaculata

Phytophthora tentaculata is a plant pathogen that causes root and stalk rot. It was first isolated in 1993 in a nursery in Germany infecting Chrysanthemum, Verbena and Delphinium ajacis. It has since been found infecting a Verbena in Majorca, Spain in June 2001 but was thought to be restricted to nurseries in Germany and the Netherlands.^[1] Other species have since been found to be infected, Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender cotton) in Spain in 2004,^[2] Gerbera jamesonii in Italy 2006, ^[3] and Aucklandia lappa in China in 2008.^[4]

References

1. Moralejo, E; M. Puig and W.A. Man in't Veld (29 Jun 2004). "First report of Phytophthora tentaculata on Verbena sp. in Spain". The British Society for Plant Pathology. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
2. Álvarez, L. A.; Pérez-Sierra, A.; León, M.; Armengol, J.; García-Jiménez, J. "Lavender cotton root rot: a new host of Phytophthora tentaculata found in Spain". American Phytopathological Society. doi:10.1094/PD-90-0523A.
3. Cristinzio, G; Camele, I.; Marcone, C (February 2006). "First report of Phytophthora tentaculata on gerbera in Italy (Campania)". AGRIS. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
4. Meng, J; Y. C. Wang (September 2008). "First Report of Stalk Rot Caused by Phytophthora tentaculata on Aucklandia lappa in China". Plant Disease (The American Phytopathological Society) 92 (9): 1365. doi:10.1094/PDIS-92-9-1365B. Retrieved 31 May 2009.