| class Oomycetes 
 
 nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores;
 sometimes classified as protoctists
 • Syn:
 Oomycetes
 • Hypernyms:
 class
 • Member Holonyms:
 Mastigomycota, subdivision Mastigomycota, Mastigomycotina, subdivision Mastigomycotina
 • Member Meronyms:
 Saprolegniales, order Saprolegniales, Peronosporales, order Peronosporales, Plasmodiophoraceae, family Plasmodiophoraceae
 
 
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