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Phycomycetes
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What's The Definition Of Phycomycetes?
[n] a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems
Synonyms | Synonyms for Phycomycetes: Phycomycetes group Related Terms | Find terms related to Phycomycetes: See Also | Fungi | fungus kingdom | kingdom Fungi | taxon | taxonomic group Phycomycetes In Webster's Dictionary \Phy`co*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? seaweed +
mycetes.] (Bot.)
A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi,
the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an
undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and
much-branched mycelium. Reproduction is mainly sexual, by the
formation of conidia or sporangia; but the group shows every
form of transition from this method through simple
conjugation to perfect sexual reproduction by egg and sperm
in the higher forms. -- {Phy`co*my*ce"tous}, a.
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