Bremia (protist)
| Bremia | |
|---|---|
| Iceberg lettuce infected with Bremia lactucae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Class: | Oomycetes |
| Order: | Peronosporales |
| Family: | Peronosporaceae |
| Genus: | Bremia Regel |
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Bremia is a genus of water moulds in the family Peronosporaceae.
The genus name of Bremia is in honour of Johann Jakob Bremi (1791–1857), a Swiss 'Kunsthandwerker' (artist wood turner) and entomologist from Zürich.
The genus was circumscribed by Eduard August von Regel in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) Vol.1 on page 665 in 1843.