Taxa

Chytridiomycetes

Class

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Chytridiomycetes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-chytridiomycetes.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Chytridiomycetes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-chytridiomycetes

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-chytridiomycetes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Chytridiomycetes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-chytridiomycetes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Chytridiomycetes is a class of fungi, commonly called chytrids, found in soil, fresh water and saline estuaries. The class is first known from fossils preserved in the Rhynie chert.

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