Chytriomyces
| Chytriomyces | |
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| Chytriomyces hyalinus growing on nutrient agar. | |
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| Family: | Letcher (2011) |
| Genus: | Chytriomyces Karling (1945) |
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| Chytriomyces hyalinus Karling (1945) | |
Chytriomyces is the type genus of fungi in the family Chytriomycetaceae. The genus was described by mycologist John Sidney Karling in 1945. 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.
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