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Phycomycetes Group (Noun)

Meaning

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • The classification system divides fungi into various categories, with phycomycetes group being a category for some lower fungi.
  • Researchers used a traditional method for classification of phycomycetes group before they adapted modern genetic testing methods.
  • Older scientific textbooks mention phycomycetes group but its classification may be inconsistent between various resources.
  • There's debate on using the phycomycetes group term, due to ongoing concerns regarding classification relevance in this system.
  • Traditionally some aquatic and parasitic fungi would have fallen into phycomycetes group based on traditional scientific views and information from decades past.

Synonyms

  • Phycomycetes

Hypernyms

  • Taxon
  • Taxonomic Group
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