The Cladochytriaceae are a

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

fungi 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 order Cladochytriales.

Taxonomy

According to a 2008 estimate, the family contained 10

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and 38

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

. However, the 2022 taxonomy of fungi places only one genus, ''

Cladochytrium ''Cladochytrium'' is a genus of fungi. It is the type genus of the family Cladochytriaceae. ; Names brought to synonymy: * ''Cladochytrium alfalfae'', a synonym for ''Physoderma alfalfae ''Physoderma alfalfae'' is a species of fungus in the ...

'', making the family

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

. Regarding the genera previously included, '' Amoebochytrium'' and '' Septochytrium'' were moved into their separate families, '' Saccopodium'' was moved into its separate order, and '' Megachytrium'' remains uncertain within the class Chytridiomycetes.

References

External links

* Chytridiomycota Monogeneric fungus families Taxa named by Joseph Schröter Taxa described in 1892 {{Chytridiomycota-stub