''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 Fungi of the order Chytridiales, like other members of its division Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical di ...

were established. ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Chytridium (Olpidium)'' Braun 1856, a synonym for ''

Olpidium ''Olpidium'' is a fungal genus in the family Olpidiaceae. Members of ''Olpidium'' are zoosporic pathogens of plants, animals, fungi, and oomycetes. Morphology ''Olpidium'' species exist as spherical zoosporangia inside the cells of their host ...

References

* Karling JS. (1971). On Chytridium Braun, Diplochytridium n. g. and Canteria n. g. (Chytridiales). Archiv für Mikrobiologie. volume 76, pages 126–131, * Alexander Braun, 1856: Über Chytridium, eine Gattung einzelliger Schmarotzergewächse auf Algen und Infusorien (On Chytridium, a genus of unicellular parasites on algae and infusoria)

External links

* * Chytridiomycota genera {{Chytridiomycota-stub