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Aphanomyces cochlioides

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Aphanomyces cochlioides is a parasitic funguslike organism belonging to the genus Aphanomyces within the class Oomycetes and the kingdom Chromista. This organism is known to cause root rot in sugar beets.1

Oomycetes, the group to which Aphanomyces belongs, can act as saprotrophs or parasites on plants. They are characterized by the production of asexual motile spores called zoospores, which have flagella for movement. Aphanomyces species are also known for forming a thick-walled spore called an oospore after sexual reproduction.21

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