phycomycete
noun
phy·co·my·cete
ˌfī-kō-ˈmī-ˌsēt 
-ˌmī-ˈsēt
-ˌmī-ˈsēt
: any of a large class (Phycomycetes) of lower fungi that are in many respects similar to algae and are now often assigned to subdivisions (such as Mastigomycotina and Zygomycota)
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“Phycomycete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phycomycete. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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phycomycete
noun
phy·co·my·cete
ˌfī-kō-ˈmī-ˌsēt
-ˌmī-ˈsēt
-ˌmī-ˈsēt
: any fungus of two subdivisions of lower fungi (Mastigomycotina and Zygomycotina of the division Eumycota) that have a body ranging from an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and much-branched coenocytic mycelium and that reproduce mainly asexually by the formation of conidia or sporangia but include forms reproducing by nearly every transitional method from simple conjugation to sexual reproduction by the union of egg and sperm
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