class_oomycetes
1. [ noun ] (biology,botany) nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists
Synonyms: Oomycetes
Related terms: class Mastigomycota Peronosporales Plasmodiophoraceae Saprolegniales
Similar spelling:   class_Eumycetes
  class_Myxomycetes