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What are Phycomycetes commonly called?


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Phycomycetes:

  1. Phycomycetes is an extinct polyphyletic taxon for fungus with aseptate hyphae.
  2. Lesser fungi are those that belong to the phycomycetes family.
  3. As a result, they're also known as algal fungus since they resemble algae in appearance, such as being filamentous and branched, which is a feature of true moulds.

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