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Allomyces
Genus of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Blastocladiaceae. It was circumscribed by British mycologist Edwin John Butler in 1911. Species in the genus have a polycentric thallus and reproduce sexually or asexually by zoospores that have a whiplash-like flagella. They are mostly isolated from soils in tropical countries, commonly in ponds, rice fields, and slow-moving rivers.[2]
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Allomyces | |
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Zoosporangia of an Allomyces sp. sporophyte growing on agar. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Blastocladiomycota |
Class: | Blastocladiomycetes |
Order: | Blastocladiales |
Family: | Blastocladiaceae |
Genus: | Allomyces E.J.Butler (1911) |
Type species | |
Allomyces arbusculus E.J.Butler (1911) | |
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