Meaning | nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists. |
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Synonym | class Oomycetes |
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Member of | Mastigomycota, subdivision Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, subdivision Mastigomycotina | fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile |
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Members | Peronosporales, order Peronosporales | Order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi |
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Plasmodiophoraceae, family Plasmodiophoraceae | family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants |
Saprolegniales, order Saprolegniales | Order of chiefly aquatic fungi |
Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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Spanish | Oomycetes |
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