Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Pythium
open-in-new
<p><i>Pythium</i> is a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> of <a href="/facts/Parasitism/HWPcgky7">parasitic</a> <a href="/facts/Oomycete/gFEaABrK">oomycetes</a>. They were formerly classified as <a href="/facts/Fungus/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>. Most species are <a href="/facts/Plant/X5BMDMvS">plant</a> <a href="/facts/Parasitism/HWPcgky7">parasites</a>, but <i><a href="/facts/Pythium_insidiosum/9XnGY7tL">Pythium insidiosum</a></i> is an important <a href="/facts/Pathogen/axMXtV1M">pathogen</a> of <a href="/facts/Animal/4b8J33nd">animals</a>, causing <a href="/facts/Pythiosis/17kC08xT">pythiosis</a>. The feet of the <a href="/facts/Fungus_gnat/jCMkkTSP">fungus gnat</a> are frequently a vector for their transmission. </p>