oomycetes (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Oomycetes*:
NOUN	plant	Oomycetes, class Oomycetes	nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores

English > *Oomycetes*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists.
Synonym	class Oomycetes
Member of	Mastigomycota, subdivision Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, subdivision Mastigomycotina	fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile
Members	Peronosporales, order Peronosporales	Order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi
	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
Spanish	Oomycetes

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