Chytridiomycetes is the major class of the phylum Chytridiomycota,[5] which contains a number of parasitic species. At least two species in this class are known to infect a number of amphibian species.[6]
Phylogeny
Based on the work of "The Mycota: A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research",[7] Powell and Letcher 2015[8] and Karpov et al. 2014.[9]
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↑Powell; Letcher (2015). "A new genus and family for the misclassified chytrid, Rhizophlyctis harderi (in press)". Mycologia. 107 (2): 419–31. doi:10.3852/14-223. PMID25572098. S2CID24144836. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
↑Karpov, etal. (March 2014). "Gromochytrium mamkaevae gen. & sp. nov. and two new orders: Gromochytriales and Mesochytriales (Chytridiomycetes)". Persoonia. 32: 115–126. doi:10.3767/003158514X680234. PMC4150072. PMID25264386.