What is another word for gymnomycota?
Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˌɪmnəmɪkˈə͡ʊtə] (IPA) 
Gymnomycota is a fungal division that includes organisms known to be anaerobic or strictly terrestrial. This group is mostly composed of fungi that lack a true mycelium, which is a mass of branching hyphae that is characteristic of many other fungi. There are several synonymous terms for Gymnomycota, including Myxomycetes, Mycota, Sulphogymnomycota, and Lobosea. These terms all refer to the same fungal division, but with different levels of specificity. Myxomycetes, for instance, refers specifically to a group of organisms within Gymnomycota that are characterized by a plasmodial stage in their life cycle, while Sulphogymnomycota refers to a group of anaerobic fungi within the division.
