| plasmodiophora | (n) type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds, Syn. genus Plasmodiophora |
| plasmodiophoraceae | (n) family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants, Syn. family Plasmodiophoraceae |
| clubroot fungus | (n) a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants, Syn. Plasmodiophora brassicae |