First record of the diatom pathogen Diatomophthora perforans cf. subsp. 2 pleurosigmae (Oomycota) from the Mediterranean microphytobenthos

Scholz, BettinaGrammatiki, KleopatraAvramidi, EleniLymperaki, MyrsiniResaikos, VasilisPapatheodoulou, MagdaleneKüpper, Frithjof C.2026-03-282026-03-282025-09-090006-8055http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28570Knowledge about pathogens of diatoms and macroalgae in the Mediterranean is scarce. This paper reports the first record of the oomycete Diatomophthora perforans subsp. pleurosigmae infecting the Mediterranean microphytobenthic diatom Pleurosigma cf. intermedium, which was detected in the context of marine environmental surveys of the brine outfalls of two seawater desalination plants.engBacillariophytaEctrogellaMicrophytobenthosOomycotaPleurosigma intermediumFirst record of the diatom pathogen Diatomophthora perforans cf. subsp. 2 pleurosigmae (Oomycota) from the Mediterranean microphytobenthosjournal article10.1515/bot-2025-00281437-4323