Plasmodiophora bicaudata
| Plasmodiophora bicaudata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Rhizaria |
| Phylum: | Endomyxa |
| Class: | Phytomyxea |
| Order: | Plasmodiophorida |
| Family: | Plasmodiophoridae |
| Genus: | Plasmodiophora |
| Species: | P. bicaudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodiophora bicaudata Feldmann, 1941 | |
| P. bicaudata marine distribution map. | |
Plasmodiophora bicaudata is a marine pathogen, an obligate parasite of seagrass of the genus Zostera and the causal agent of wasting disease in the genus. These marine plants grow in fine sediment in shallow seas and the pathogen seems to have a worldwide distribution.