class Oomycetes

class Oomycetes
noun
nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists
Syn: ↑Oomycetes
Hypernyms: ↑class

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  • 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

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