SRP249279 PRJNA606509 Transcriptome of the red algal pathogen Pythium porphyrae (oomycota) Pythium porphyrae is responsible for devastating outbreaks in seaweed farms of Pyropia, the most valuable seaweed worldwide. While the genus Pythium contains many well studied plant pathogens, the infection strategies and genome content of P.porphyrae remains to be elucidated.