Saprolegnia

Saprolegnia
Saprolegnia on sesame seeds
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Oomycota
Order:	Saprolegniales
Family:	Saprolegniaceae
Genus:	Saprolegnia
Species
Saprolegnia aenigmatica Saprolegnia anisospora Saprolegnia anomalies Saprolegnia asterophora Saprolegnia australis Saprolegnia bulbosa Saprolegnia delica Saprolegnia diclina Saprolegnia eccentrica Saprolegnia ferax Saprolegnia cf. ferax Saprolegnia furcata Saprolegnia hypogyna Saprolegnia lapponica Saprolegnia litoralis Saprolegnia longicaulis Saprolegnia megasperma Saprolegnia milanezii Saprolegnia mixta Saprolegnia monilifera Saprolegnia monoica Saprolegnia multispora Saprolegnia oliviae Saprolegnia parasitica Saprolegnia polymorpha Saprolegnia racemosa Saprolegnia salmonis Saprolegnia semihypogyna Saprolegnia subterranea Saprolegnia terrestris Saprolegnia torulosa Saprolegnia truncata Saprolegnia turfosa Saprolegnia unispora

Saprolegnia is a genus of water moulds often called cotton moulds because of the characteristic white or grey fibrous patches they form. Current taxonomy puts Saprolegnia as a genus of the heterokonts in the order Saprolegniales.