order chytridiales

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order chytridiales - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  order Chytridiales
      n 1: simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic
           on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes
           placed in class Oomycetes [syn: Chytridiales, order Chytridiales
           ]