Bremia lactucae s. lat.
(Lettuce Downy Mildew)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew)
GenusBremia (Bot.) (a genus of fungoid organisms)
FamilyPERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
OrderPERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N. & Spooner, B. 2015 New British hosts for the downy mildew Bremia lactucae Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 29-32.
Morgan, W.M. 1969 Bremia lactucae I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 682.

Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 42 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bremia lactucae s. lat. (Lettuce Downy Mildew)
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