| Phytophthora citricola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
| Class: | Oomycetes |
| Order: | Peronosporales |
| Family: | Pythiaceae |
| Genus: | Phytophthora |
| Species: | P. citricola |
| Binomial name | |
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Phytophthora citricola Sawada, (1927) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Phytophthora cactorum var. applanata Chester, (1932) |
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Phytophthora cactorum var. applanata Chester, (1932)
Phytophthora citricola is a plant pathogen. It was first described by Sawada in 1927 when it was isolated from orange trees in present-day Taiwan. It has since been found causing disease on a wide variety of plants.