aphanomyces
|a-pha-no-my-ces|
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/ˌæfəˈnoʊmaɪsiːz/
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/ˌæfəˈnɒmaɪsiːz/
invisible fungus (genus)
Etymology
'aphanomyces' originates from New Latin, formed from Greek elements: 'aphanēs' (ἄφανής) meaning 'invisible, obscure' and 'mykēs' (μύκης) meaning 'fungus'.
'aphanomyces' was coined in modern scientific (New Latin) nomenclature by combining Greek roots; it entered biological taxonomy as the name of a genus of oomycetes in the 19th–20th century.
Initially a compound meaning 'invisible fungus' from its Greek roots, it has come to be used specifically as the taxonomic name for a genus of water molds rather than a descriptive phrase.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a genus of water molds (oomycetes) that includes species which are pathogens of plants and animals, e.g., causing root rot in legumes and diseases such as crayfish plague or fish ulcerative syndromes.
aphanomyces causes root rot in peas and beans and includes species harmful to crustaceans and fish.
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