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.