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Chytriomyces
Genus of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chytriomyces is the type genus of fungi in the family Chytriomycetaceae. The genus was described by mycologist John Sidney Karling in 1945.[1] The family, created by Peter Letcher in 2011, contains species with a Group I-type zoospore, distinguishing it from Chytridiaceae members, which have a Group II-type zoospore.[2]
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Chytriomyces | |
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Chytriomyces hyalinus growing on nutrient agar | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Chytridiomycota |
Class: | Chytridiomycetes |
Order: | Chytridiales |
Family: | Chytriomycetaceae |
Genus: | Chytriomyces Karling (1945) |
Type species | |
Chytriomyces hyalinus Karling (1945) |
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