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Phycomycetes

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Phy`co`my`ce´tes
n. pl.1.(Bot.) A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and much-branched mycelium. Reproduction is mainly sexual, by the formation of conidia or sporangia; but the group shows every form of transition from this method through simple conjugation to perfect sexual reproduction by egg and sperm in the higher forms.
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Noun1.Phycomycetes - 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
Phycomycetes group
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations
Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
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Discussion Mucormycosis, also known as zygomycosis or phycomycosis, is an infection caused by one of a variety of fungi belonging to the class phycomycetes, order mucorales.
Pulmonary mucormycosis diagnosed by brushing cytology. A case report by Naran, Sarla; Lallu, Sharda; Kenwright, Diane / New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Discussion R seeberi (Rhinosporidium kinealyi) is a member of the Phycomycetes class of fungi.
Laryngeal rhinosporidiosis: report of a rare case by Kurien, Mary / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
No aggressive samples could be analyzed because very rapidly growing phycomycetes obscured more slowly growing molds.
Long-term monitoring of mold contamination in flooded homes by Velsey, Donald / Journal of Environmental Health
 
 
 
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