''Chytridium'' is a genus of fungi in the family
Chytridiaceae
The Chytridiaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order Chytridiales. The family contains 33 genera and 238 species according to a 2008 estimate.
Genera
*''Chytridium''
*''Cylindrochytrium''
*''Dangeardia''
*''Dangeardiana''
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With the culture and characterization of Chytridium olla, the type species of the order, the limits of the Chytridiales were established.
; Names brought to synonymy:
* ''Chytridium (Olpidium)'' Braun 1856, a synonym for ''Olpidium''
References
* Karling JS. (1971). On Chytridium Braun, Diplochytridium n. g. and Canteria n. g. (Chytridiales). Archiv für Mikrobiologie. volume 76, pages 126–131,
* Alexander Braun, 1856: Über Chytridium, eine Gattung einzelliger Schmarotzergewächse auf Algen und Infusorien (On Chytridium, a genus of unicellular parasites on algae and infusoria)
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Chytridiomycota genera
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