Damping-off is a common disease of germinating seeds and young seedlings. It may be found in greenhouses that grow vegetable or ornamental transplants. Several fungi or fungi-like organisms are capable of causing damping-off especially Pythium and Rhizoctonia. But, Alternaria, Sclerotinia, Botrytis and Fusarium can also occasionally cause damping off.
the more common species include Pythium ultimum , P. aphanidermatum, P. cryptoirregulare, P. spinosum , P. splendens, P. oligandrum and P. irregular and http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PDIS-04-15-0487-RE=PDIS-04-15-0487-RE.pdf