Phycomycetes
Phycomycetes, an obsolete name formerly used to describe lower fungi in the classes Chytridiomycetes, Hyphochytridiomycetes, Plasmodiophoromycetes, Oomycetes, Zygomycetes, and Trichomycetes.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kara Rogers.
Citation Information
Article Title:
Phycomycetes
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
22 January 2008
Access Date:
November 14, 2026