Chytridiomycetes

Chytridiomycetes
	Chytrid cytology
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Chytridiomycota
Class:	Chytridiomycetes; Caval.-Sm (1998)
Orders
	Chytridiales; Cladochytriales; Gromochytriales; Lobulomycetales; Mesochytriales; Nephridiophagales; Polychytriales; Polyphagales; Rhizophydiales; Rhizophlyctidales; Saccopodiales; Spizellomycetales; Synchytriales;
Synonyms
	Archimycetes Fischer 1892; Chytridiomycetidae Scagel et al. 1965; Rumpomycetes Cavalier-Smith 1987; Rupomycetidae Cavalier-Smith 1998 emend. 2013; Spizomycetidae Cavalier-Smith 1998;

Chytridiomycetes (/kɪˌtrɪdioʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz, -ˈsiːts/^[2]) is a class of fungi. Members are found in soil, fresh water, and saline estuaries. They are first known from the Rhynie chert.^[3] It has recently been redefined to exclude the taxa Neocallimastigomycota and Monoblepharidomycetes, which are now a phylum and a sister-class respectively.^[4]

Chytridiomycetes is the major class of the phylum Chytridiomycota,^[5] which contains a number of parasitic species. At least two species in this class are known to infect a number of amphibian species.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference Cavalier-Smith 1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ OED; Howjsay
^ Taylor TN, Remy W, Hass H (1992). "Fungi from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert: Chytridiomycetes". American Journal of Botany. 79 (11): 1233–1241. doi:10.2307/2445050. JSTOR 2445050.
^ Hibbett DS, et al. (March 2007). "A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi". Mycological Research. 111 (5): 509–547. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.626.9582. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.004. PMID 17572334.
^ Sharma PD (2005). Fungi and Allied Organisms. Alpha Science International. ISBN 978-1-84265-277-0.
^ Berger L, Speare R, Hyatt A (1999). "Chytrid Fungi and Amphibian Declines: Overview, Implications and Future Directions" (PDF). In Campbell A (ed.). Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-11.

[Cavalier-Smith_1998-1] Cite error: The named reference Cavalier-Smith 1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] OED; Howjsay

[Taylor1992-3] Taylor TN, Remy W, Hass H (1992). "Fungi from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert: Chytridiomycetes". American Journal of Botany. 79 (11): 1233–1241. doi:10.2307/2445050. JSTOR 2445050.

[4] Hibbett DS, et al. (March 2007). "A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi". Mycological Research. 111 (5): 509–547. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.626.9582. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.004. PMID 17572334.

[Sharma2005-5] Sharma PD (2005). Fungi and Allied Organisms. Alpha Science International. ISBN 978-1-84265-277-0.

[Berger1999-6] Berger L, Speare R, Hyatt A (1999). "Chytrid Fungi and Amphibian Declines: Overview, Implications and Future Directions" (PDF). In Campbell A (ed.). Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-11.

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