Chytridiomycota, informally called chytrids, are a division of zoosporic fungi and one of the earliest-diverging lineages within the kingdom Fungi. Their name comes from the Ancient Greek word for little pot, describing the rounded structure that holds their unreleased zoospores before release. Membership in the fungal kingdom is confirmed by shared traits including chitin cell walls, a posterior whiplash flagellum, absorptive nutrition, use of glycogen as an energy store, and a shared biochemical pathway for synthesizing the amino acid lysine.
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1. Wikidata: Chytridiomycota
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- Wikipedia 'Chytridiomycota': saprobic, degrading refractory materials such as chitin and keratin
- Wikipedia 'Chytridiomycota': sometimes act as parasites
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Chytridiomycota are a division of zoosporic organisms in the kingdom Fungi
In Biome: Bog, Habitats
Chytrids have been isolated from a variety of aquatic habitats, including peats, bogs, rivers, ponds, springs, and ditches, and terrestrial habitats, such as acidic soils, alkaline soils, temperate forest soils, rainforest soils, and Arctic and Antarctic soils.
In Biome: River, Habitats
Chytrids have been isolated from a variety of aquatic habitats, including peats, bogs, rivers, ponds, springs, and ditches, and terrestrial habitats, such as acidic soils, alkaline soils, temperate forest soils, rainforest soils, and Arctic and Antarctic soils.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
Chytrids have been isolated from a variety of aquatic habitats, including peats, bogs, rivers, ponds, springs, and ditches, and terrestrial habitats, such as acidic soils, alkaline soils, temperate forest soils, rainforest soils, and Arctic and Antarctic soils.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitats
Chytrids have been isolated from a variety of aquatic habitats, including peats, bogs, rivers, ponds, springs, and ditches, and terrestrial habitats, such as acidic soils, alkaline soils, temperate forest soils, rainforest soils, and Arctic and Antarctic soils.
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