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Definition of Oomycetes
1. Noun. Nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists.
Exact synonyms: Class Oomycetes
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, Subdivision Mastigomycota, Subdivision Mastigomycotina
Member holonyms: Order Saprolegniales, Saprolegniales, Order Peronosporales, Peronosporales, Family Plasmodiophoraceae, Plasmodiophoraceae
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, Subdivision Mastigomycota, Subdivision Mastigomycotina
Member holonyms: Order Saprolegniales, Saprolegniales, Order Peronosporales, Peronosporales, Family Plasmodiophoraceae, Plasmodiophoraceae
Medical Definition of Oomycetes
1. Group of fungi in which the mycelium is nonseptate, i.e. Lacks cross walls and the nuclei are diploid. Sexual reproduction is oogamous. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oomycetes
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