Achlya

This article is about the water mould. For the moth genus of the same name, see Achlya (moth). For the chemical compound, see Achlorhydria.

Achlya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Oomycota
Order:	Saprolegniales
Family:	Saprolegniaceae
Genus:	Achlya
Species include
Achlya ambisexualis Achlya ambispora Achlya apiculata Achlya bisexualis Achlya colorata Achlya conspicua Achlya klebsiana Achlya oblongata Achlya racemosa Achlya treleaseana

Achlya is a genus of Oomycete (water mold). The genus includes several plant pathogens including Achlya conspicua and Achlya klebsiana. Unlike many other microorganisms, cell expansion is governed by changes in cell wall strength rather than changes in osmotic pressure.

References

• Steciow, Mónica M. (2001). "A new freshwater species of Achlya from Tierra del Fuego province, Argentina". New Zealand urnal of Botany. 39 (2): 277–283. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2001.9512738. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Sosa, Emilio R.; Landsberg, Jan H.; Kiryu, Yasunari; Stephenson, Christy M.; Cody, Theresa T.; Dukeman, Angela K.; Wolfe, Heather P.; Vandersea, Mark W.; Litaker, R. Wayne (March 2007). "Pathogenicity studies with the fungi Aphanomyces invadans, Achlya bisexualis, and Phialemonium dimorphosporum: induction of skin ulcers in striped mullet". Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 19 (1): 41–48. doi:10.1577/H06-013.1. PMID 18236631. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Harold F M, Money N P (1992). "Extension growth of the water mold Achlya: interplay of turgor and wall strength". PNAS. 89 (10): 4245–4249. doi:10.1073/pnas.89.10.4245. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Further reading

• Tsunehiro, Aki; Yukimasa, Matsumoto; Tsotomu, Morinaga; Seiji, Kawamoto; Seiko, Shigeta; Kazuhisa, Ono; Osamu, Suzuki (February 1999). "Lipid composition of a newly isolated polyunsaturated fatty acid producing fungus, Achyla sp. ma-2801". Journal of fermentation and bioengineering. 86 (5): 504–507. doi:10.1016/S0922-338X(98)80160-8. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
• O'Brien, Megan A.; Misner, Ian; Lane, Christopher E. (March 2014). "Mitochondrial Genome Sequences and Comparative Genomics of Achlya hypogyna and Thraustotheca clavata". Eukaryotic Microbiology. 61 (2): 146–154. doi:10.1111/jeu.12092. PMID 24252096.