HYPHOCHYTRIDIOMYCETES


Meaning of HYPHOCHYTRIDIOMYCETES in English

a class of mostly marine fungi (division Mycota) containing 15 species. The class is distinguished by the asexual production of motile cells (zoospores) with a single, anterior, feathery, whiplike structure (flagellum). Sexual reproduction has not been found among these fungi.

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