1. type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds; [syn: Plasmodiophora, genus Plasmodiophora]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Plasmodiophora
n 1: type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant
parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the
slime molds [syn: Plasmodiophora, genus Plasmodiophora]