Fungalpedia – Note 3075, Peronosporales

 

Peronosporales Bek.

Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Peronosporaceae, Peronosporales, Peronosporidae, Peronosporomycetes, Incertae sedis, Oomycota, Chromista.

The Peronosporales are by far the largest order of the oomycetes and comprise more than 1,000 species (Thines 2014). Members of the Peronosporales are found in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems and include saprotrophic, necrotrophic, hemibiotrophic and obligate biotrophic species (Judelson 2012).

Type family: Peronosporaceae de Bary.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Peronosporales.

 

References

Thines M. 2014 – Phylogeny and evolution of plant pathogenic oomycetes: A global overview. Eur J Plant Pathol 138: 431–447.

Judelson HS. 2012 – Dynamics and innovations within oomycete genomes: insights into biology, pathology, and evolution. Eukaryot Cell 11(11): 1304–1312.

 

Entry by

Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.

 

Published online 31 August 2026

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