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division Eumycota

division Eumycota

9.6
A main group of fungi like mushrooms and molds that have cells with walls made of chitin
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɪʒən juːˈmaɪkəʊtə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : división Eumycota
  • Unlike slime molds, members of division Eumycota have cell walls composed of chitin.

Examples

  • The division Eumycota includes all of the true fungi known to science.

  • Researchers discovered a new species belonging to division Eumycota in the forest soil.

  • The division Eumycota includes many familiar fungi.

  • Did you know that the division Eumycota is crucial for ecosystems?

  • Researchers discovered a new species belonging to division Eumycota in the forest soil.

  • The division Eumycota includes all of the true fungi known to science.

  • Unlike slime molds, members of division Eumycota have cell walls composed of chitin.

Synonyms

Eumycota
vsdivision Eumycota
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of living things like mushrooms and molds that have cell walls and cannot make their own food

is the same taxon but named with the formal divisional term
Eumycetes
vsdivision Eumycota
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of fungi that have cell walls containing chitin

focuses on the formal taxonomic division rather than the general group term
kingdom Fungi
vsdivision Eumycota
  • Specialized
5.2

A large group of living things that includes mushrooms and yeasts

is narrower and denotes a principal taxonomic division of fungi
fungus kingdom
vsdivision Eumycota
  • Specialized
6.3

A group of living things like mushrooms, molds, and yeasts that are not plants

is more specific meaning a single principal division within that kingdom

Surface Forms

Morphology

division + Eumycota

This phrase is a straightforward taxonomic label combining the generic noun 'division' (a principal rank) with the taxon name 'Eumycota'; if a learner knows both constituents they can infer it denotes the division of true fungi called Eumycota. The rank+name composition is regular and cross-linguistically common in scientific nomenclature, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Division Eumycota comes from the parts eu, meaning 'true', and mycota, meaning 'fungi'. So the name literally labels the main group of 'true fungi', like mushrooms, molds and yeasts, and shows they are different from slime molds.