Family Pythiaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The family Pythiaceae includes fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores.
- Most members of the Pythiaceae family give off spores that can cause plant roots to rot when infected.
- The genus type of the family Pythiaceae is Pythium itself which can cause root rot in plants.
- Family Pythiaceae refers to a diverse group of fungi that are known to contribute significantly to root failure in plants.
- In specific fungi having sporangia, the family Pythiaceae shows this pattern of usually branching sporangiophores and single sporangia tips.