Difference between revisions of "Mycota"
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| − | '''mycota''' ( | + | '''mycota''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[Category:No singular]][[:Category:No singular|no singular]]) – ''see'' [[mycobiota]]. The term ''"–mycota"'' is used in biological nomenclature as a [[Category:Suffix]][[:Category:Suffix|suffix]] that designates a phylum of [[fungi]]. Therefore, "mycota" is not a desirable replacement for [[flora]]. If it is necessary to emphasize that a ''"flora of fungi"'' does not represent plants, the term [[mycobiota]] should be used. |
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 7 December 2005
mycota (noun,no singular) – see mycobiota. The term "–mycota" is used in biological nomenclature as asuffix that designates a phylum of fungi. Therefore, "mycota" is not a desirable replacement for flora. If it is necessary to emphasize that a "flora of fungi" does not represent plants, the term mycobiota should be used.
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