Oomycetes — noun nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists • Syn: ↑class Oomycetes • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Mastigomycota, ↑subdivision Mastigomycota, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Oomycetes — Oo·my·ce·tes (o″o mi seґtēz) [oo + Gr. mykēs fungus] a class of funguslike chromists of the phylum Oomycota. The subclass Saprolegniomycetidae includes animal pathogens … Medical dictionary
Peronosporales — noun order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae • Syn: ↑order Peronosporales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Oomycetes, ↑class Oomycetes • … Useful english dictionary
oomycosis — A mycosis caused by fungi belonging to the class Oomycetes; e.g., rhinosporidiosis. * * * oo·my·co·sis (o o mi koґsis) infection by fungi of the class Oomycetes; it does not occur in humans. Pythium species infect horses and Saprolegnia species… … Medical dictionary
Blastocladiales — noun fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes • Syn: ↑order Blastocladiales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Chytridiales — noun simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes • Syn: ↑order Chytridiales • Hypernyms: ↑fungus order • Member Holonyms: ↑Chytridiomycetes,… … Useful english dictionary
Mastigomycota — noun fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota • Syn: ↑subdivision Mastigomycota, ↑Mastigomycotina, ↑subdivision Mastigomycotina • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Mastigomycotina — noun fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota • Syn: ↑Mastigomycota, ↑subdivision Mastigomycota, ↑subdivision Mastigomycotina • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
subdivision Mastigomycota — noun fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota • Syn: ↑Mastigomycota, ↑Mastigomycotina, ↑subdivision Mastigomycotina • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subdivision Mastigomycotina — noun fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota • Syn: ↑Mastigomycota, ↑subdivision Mastigomycota, ↑Mastigomycotina • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary