in general, any of the six classes of lower fungi, or algal fungi: Chytridiomycetes, Hyphochytridiomycetes, Plasmodiophoromycetes, Oomycetes, Zygomycetes, and Trichomycetes (qq.v.). The term had class rank in earlier classification systems.
PHYCOMYCETES
Meaning of PHYCOMYCETES in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012