Phytophthora katsurae

Phytophthora katsurae (better-known as P. castaneae) is a plant pathogen. It was first isolated from chestnut (Castanea) trees in Japan.^[1] It has also been reported from Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Australia^[1] and Korea.^[2]

Phytophthora katsurae
Internal stem necrosis of Cocos nucifera due to coconut heart rot by P. katsurae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Clade:	Pseudofungi
Phylum:	Oomycota
Class:	Oomycetes
Order:	Peronosporales
Family:	Peronosporaceae
Genus:	Phytophthora
Species:	P. katsurae
Binomial name
Phytophthora katsurae W.H. Ko & H.S. Chang, (1979)
Synonyms
Phytophthora castaneae[citation needed] Katsura & K. Uchida, (1976)

See also

• Chestnut blight
• Phytophthora cambivora