The chytrids: a phylum of mostly aquatic or soil-dwelling fungi, unusual among fungi for producing motile spores (zoospores) that swim using a single flagellum. Chytridiomycota includes Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the pathogen behind the amphibian chytridiomycosis epidemic that has driven severe global amphibian declines.
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Wikidata: Chytridiomycota
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In Group: Fungus Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Fungus Phyla, Lead
Chytridiomycota are a division of zoosporic organisms in the kingdom Fungi, informally known as chytrids.
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