plasmodiophorid
/ˌplazməʊdʌɪˈɒfərɪd/Microbiology
noun
Any of a group of eukaryotic microorganisms resembling acellular slime moulds, forming a plasmodial feeding stage and living mainly as intracellular parasites of plants, fungi, and algae.
- These organisms have been variously classified as fungi (family Plasmodiophoraceae) or as protoctists (family Plasmodiophoridae). The group includes several notable plant pathogens (including the cause of clubroot in brassicas) and vectors of plant viruses..
adjective
Of or belonging to the group of parasitic microorganisms comprising the plasmodiophorids.
Origin
1970s. From scientific Latin Plasmodiophora, genus name + -id.