Crayfish plague | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Oomycota |
Order: | Saprolegniales |
Family: | Leptolegniaceae |
Genus: | Aphanomyces |
Species: | A. astaci
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Binomial name | |
Aphanomyces astaci |
Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) is a water mold that infects crayfish, most notably the European Astacus which dies within a few weeks of being infected. When experimentally tested, species from Australia, New Guinea and Japan were also found to be susceptible to the infection.[2]
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