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plural oomycetes
(biology) Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds. quotations
Chromistas are oomycetes whereas fungi includes chytridiomycetes, zygomycetes, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and mitosporic fungi.
2001, Michael J Carlile, The Fungi, 2nd edition, publisher summary, page 11