Aphanomyces raphani
| Aphanomyces raphani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Class: | Oomycetes |
| Order: | Saprolegniales |
| Family: | Leptolegniaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanomyces |
| Species: | A. raphani |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphanomyces raphani J.B. Kendr., (1927) | |
Aphanomyces raphani, also known as Radish black root disease, is a fungal plant pathogen of various species of Brassicaceae. It is a necrotrophic pathogen causing small black water soaked lesions on its hosts which become rapidly colonised by other fungi and bacteria.