Phycomycetes

Phycomycetes is an obsolete[1] polyphyletic taxon for certain fungi with nonseptate hyphae.[2] It is used in Engler system.[3]

The class Phycomycetes has been abolished and in its place exists Zygomycetes, Chytridiomycetes, Plasmodiophoromycetes, Hyphochytridiomycetes, Trichomycetes (including Harpellales, Asellariales, Eccrinales and Amoebidiales) and Oomycetes.

Still, Phycomycetes can be used to refer to all the above mentioned classes as a whole.

See also

The members of this group are found in aquatic habitats and on decaying wood in moist and damp places or as obligate parasites on plants.

References

  1. ↑ "Phycomycetes -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Definition: Phycomycetes from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. ↑ http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/constancea/83/david/ht.html


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