Zygomycetes

any of a wide variety of common fungi const-tuting the phylum zygomycota of the kingdom fungi (or the cl-ss zygomycetes of the kingdom plantae), in which s-xual reproduction is by the formation of zygospores.
historical examples

blakeslee has lately made some very important observations of the zygomycetes.
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noun
any filamentous fungus of the phylum zygomycota (or zygomycetes), which reproduces s-xually by means of zygospores, including the bread mould

zygomycetes zy·go·my·ce·tes (zī’gō-mī-sē’tēz)
n.
a subcl-ss of fungi characterized by s-xual reproduction resulting in the formation of a large multinucleate spore formed by union of similar gametes.
zygomycete
(zī’gə-mī’sēt’, zĭg’ə-)
any of various fungi belonging to the phylum zygomycota, characterized by the absence of cross walls (called septa) in all of their hyphae except reproductive hyphae. the absence of septa allows cytoplasm to stream along the hyphae, and most species produce abundant, fast-growing hyphae. many species of zygomycetes live on decaying plant and animal matter in soil, though some are parasites on plants, insects, and certain soil animals, and a few cause disease in domestic animals and humans. zygomycetes reproduce both by producing as-xual haploid spores in conidia at the end of their hyphae and by producing s-xual haploid spores by meiosis after hyphae of different mating types conjugate and their nuclei fuse.