The ''Chytridiaceae'' are a
family
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the order
Chytridiales
Fungi of the order Chytridiales, like other members of its division
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. The family contains 33
genera and 238 species according to a 2008 estimate.
Genera
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Chytridium
''Chytridium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chytridiaceae.
With the culture and characterization of '' Chytridium olla'', the type species of the order, the limits of the Chytridiales were established.
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Cylindrochytrium''
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Dangeardia''
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Dangeardiana''
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Dendrochytridium''
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Irineochytrium''
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Loborhiza''
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Macrochytrium''
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Nowakowskia''
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Phlyctochytrium''
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Physorhizophidium''
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Polyphagus''
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Polyphlyctis''
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Pseudopileum''
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Rhopalophlyctis''
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Saccomyces''
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Scherffeliomyces''
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Scherffeliomycopsis''
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Septosperma''
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Solutoparies''
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Sparrowia''
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Sporophlyctidium''
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Sporophlyctis''
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Dinochytrium''
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Zygorhizidium''
References
Chytridiomycota
Fungus families
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