Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz.
(a water mould)

Interactions where Saprolegnia ferax is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
infects AMPHIBIA amphibians Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problem, van West, P., 2006
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Saprolegniaceae/Saprolegnia ferax/Saprolegnia feraxa water mould Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Amphibia/Amphibiaamphibians
infects Salmo salmon and sea trout Salmoniformes: Salmonidae Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problem, van West, P., 2006
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Saprolegniaceae/Saprolegnia ferax/Saprolegnia feraxa water mould Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Salmoniformes/Salmonidae/Salmo/Salmosalmon and sea trout

Author & YearTitleSource
van West, P., 2006Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problemMycologist 20: 99-104.

Saprolegnia ferax (a water mould) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaprolegnia ferax (a water mould)
GenusSaprolegnia (a genus of water moulds)
FamilySAPROLEGNIACEAE (water moulds)
OrderSAPROLEGNIALES (water moulds)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saprolegnia ferax (a water mould)

Saprolegnia ferax (a water mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pickering, A.D. & Willoughby, L.G. 1982 Saprolegnia infections of salmonid fish .

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Saprolegnia ferax (a water mould):

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