The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Schizomycetes \Schiz`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ? to split + ?, -?, a fungus.] (Biol.) An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See Schizophyta, in the Supplement. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Schizomycetes n 1: a former classification [syn: Schizomycetes, class Schizomycetes]