NOUN | plant | Saprolegnia ferax, white fungus | a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease |
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Meaning | A fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins). | |
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Synonym | white fungus | |
Member of | Saprolegnia, genus Saprolegnia | aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains |
Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
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