English noun: Oomycetes | |||
1. | Oomycetes (plant) nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists | ||
Synonyms | class Oomycetes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member holonym | family Plasmodiophoraceae, order Peronosporales, order Saprolegniales, Peronosporales, Plasmodiophoraceae, Saprolegniales | ||
Member meronym | Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, subdivision Mastigomycota, subdivision Mastigomycotina | ||