Protists that are neither algae, dinoflagellates, ciliates, amoebae nor obligate animal parasites, a residual grouping for genuinely different kinds of organism the other species subcategories do not fit, such as the oomycetes, the fungus-like water molds that despite superficially resembling fungi are more closely related to algae and diatoms and parasitize plants rather than animals. Identified by their own sourced description rather than by name. A member placed here should be checked again against the other six protist and algae subcategories first; this subcategory exists so a genuine misfit is recorded honestly rather than forced into a group it does not belong to.
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1. Wikipedia: Oomycete
WikipediaOomycete, Reproduction sectionQuote, Oomycete, Reproduction section
Most of the oomycetes produce two distinct types of spores. The main dispersive spores are asexual, self-motile spores called zoospores, which are capable of chemotaxis.
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