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In this article we will discuss about the general characteristics of plasmodiophoromycetes. The representatives of this class are obligate endoparasites of the seed plants (Cabbage, Nasturtium), ferns (Azolla), algae (Vaucheria) and Fungi (Achlya, Saprolegnia). The somatic phase is a moving, naked, multinucleate mass of protoplasm feeding in an amoeboid fashion. It is known as the Plasmodium. It grows within the [...]