Pseudofungi

See also: pseudofungi

Translingual

Etymology

pseudo- (“false”) +‎ Fungi

Proper noun

Pseudofungi

1. Chromists with some resemblance to fungi (hyphae and osmotrophy)
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Heterokonta.
   2. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Gyrista.

Synonyms

• (phylum): Oomycota, Heterokontimycotina

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Bigyromonadea, Hypochytrea, Oomycetes – classes

References

• Pseudofungi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pseudofungi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pseudofungi at MycoBank
• 2018, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, "Kingdom Chromista and its eight phyla", Protoplasma, 255:297-357, DOI 10.1007/s00709-017-1147-3