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''Dendrochytridium'' is a fungal
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
in the order
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 ...
. The genus is
monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
, containing the single
saprobic Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter. It occurs in saprotrophs, and is most often associated with fungi ( ...
species ''Dendrochytridium crassum'', isolated from detritus collected from an Australian tree
canopy Canopy may refer to: Plants * Canopy (biology), aboveground portion of plant community or crop (including forests) * Canopy (grape), aboveground portion of grapes Religion and ceremonies * Baldachin or canopy of state, typically placed over an ...
. Both the genus and species were described as new to science in 2013.
Phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
ally, ''Dendrochytridium crassum'' groups together in a clade with other fungi possessing Group II-type
zoospore A zoospore is a motile asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion. Also called a swarm spore, these spores are created by some protists, bacteria, and fungi to propagate themselves. Diversity Flagella types Zoospores may possess one or ...
s. These fungi, which include representatives from the genera ''
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. ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''C ...
'', '' Phlyctochytrium'', '' Chytriomyces'', and '' Polyphlyctis'' are classified in the family Chytridiaceae. The generic name combines ''dendro'' (derived from Greek, meaning "tree"),For more information on Botanical Latin and the formation of names, including the Greek word for "tree", please see Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press or Stearn, W.T. (1983). ''Botanical Latin. History, grammar, syntax, terminology and vocabulary.'' (3rd edition). Newton Abbot London: David Charles. which refers to the origin of the first collection, and ''
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. ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''C ...
'', the type genus of the order Chytridiales. The specific epithet ''crassum'' is
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
for "broad", and refers to the broad
rhizoid Rhizoids are protuberances that extend from the lower epidermal cells of bryophytes and algae. They are similar in structure and function to the root hairs of vascular land plants. Similar structures are formed by some fungi. Rhizoids may be uni ...
s.


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* Chytridiomycota genera Monotypic fungi genera {{Chytridiomycota-stub