apodachlya apodachlya apodachlya is a genus of water mold within the order leptomitales. apodachlya apodachlya pirifera scientific classification kingdom: chromista phylum: oomycota order: leptomitales family: leptomitaceae genus: apodachlyapringsh 1888 species apodachlya brachynema apodachlya minima apodachlya punctata apodachlya pyrifera physical characteristics apodachlya are characterized by the structure of their hyphae, which are constricted into septae-like structures which enclose cellulin plugs, preventing the loss of cytoplasm in the case of cell rupture. they reproduce asexually in the water. zoospores encyst at the tip in a manner similar to the genus achlya.