| NOUN | plant | Oomycetes, class Oomycetes | nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores |
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| Meaning | nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists. | |
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| 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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