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Eukaryota > Stramenopiles > Oomycetes

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Oomycetes  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Oomycota
  • Oomycotas

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection: coordinate IM with INFECTION (IM)

Scope note

  • Eukaryotes in the group STRAMENOPILES, formerly considered FUNGI, whose exact taxonomic level is unsettled. Many consider Oomycetes (Oomycota) a phylum in the kingdom Stramenopila, or alternatively, as Pseudofungi in the phylum Heterokonta of the kingdom Chromista. They are morphologically similar to fungi but have no close phylogenetic relationship to them. Oomycetes are found in both fresh and salt water as well as in terrestrial environments. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, pp683-4). They produce flagellated, actively motile spores (zoospores) that are pathogenic to many crop plants and FISHES.

History note

  • 91(75); use FUNGI 1972-74

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009868

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