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Overview of Water Molds and Stramenopiles by Algae_nu is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document summarizes key information about water molds (Stramenopiles). It discusses: 1) Water molds were named based on their tinsel-type flagella and include organisms like diatoms, brown algae, and some protozoa. 2) They are eukaryotic and their thalli and zoospores contain a single anterior flagellum. 3) The phylum Oomycota contains many plant pathogens and includes organisms like the causal agent of wasting disease in eelgrass, Labyrinthula zosterae.
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- Algae_nu
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- EN