''Chytridium elegans'' is a species of
fungus
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
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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.
References
Chytridiomycota
Fungi described in 1888
Fungus species
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