Chytridiomycota

Chytridiomycota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Chytridiomycota; M.J. Powell 2007
Type species
	Chytridium spp.; A. Braun, 1851
Classes
	Chytridiomycetes; Monoblepharidomycetes

Chytridiomycota is a phylum of the Fungi kingdom. The name comes from chytridium (from the Greek chytridion, meaning "little pot"): the structure containing unreleased spores.

The chytrids are the most primitive of the fungi. Many chytrids are found in fresh water. There are approximately 1,000 chytrid species, in 127 genera, distributed among 5 orders.

Chytrids get their energy mostly from non-living organic matter.^[2]

Both zoospores and gametes of the chytrids are mobile by their flagella, one whiplash per individual.

Some chytrid species are known to kill amphibians in large numbers. The actual process, however, is unknown.

References

↑ Hibbett, D.S.; et al. (Mar 2007). "A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi". Mycol. Res. 111 (5): 509–547. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.004. PMID 17572334. S2CID 4686378.
↑ That means they are saprobic. They degrade chitin and keratin).

Other websites

Chytrid Fungi Online Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine: by the University of Alabama
Impact of chytrid fungus on frogs (Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife) Archived 2007-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
'Amphibian Ark' aims to save frogs from fungus. Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Unresponsive 2022.
The Aquarium Wiki on Chytrid Fungus and how it impacts amphibians kept as domestic pets.

[1] Hibbett, D.S.; et al. (Mar 2007). "A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi". Mycol. Res. 111 (5): 509–547. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.004. PMID 17572334. S2CID 4686378.

[2] That means they are saprobic. They degrade chitin and keratin).

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