chytrid

American

[kahy-trid, ki-] / ˈkaɪ trɪd, ˈkɪ- /

noun

any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having flagellated zoospores and little or no mycelium.

Etymology

Origin of chytrid

< New Latin Chytridiales, equivalent to Chytridi ( um ) the type genus (< Greek chytrídion, diminutive of chýtra pipkin) + -ales -ales

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chytrid

The organism, named Algophthora mediterranea, is a microscopic chytrid fungus that can infect a wide variety of hosts.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

The chytrid fungus began wreaking havoc in Dominica around 2002, according to researchers.

From BBC ● May 11, 2024

Valerie J. McKenzie’s lab at the University of Colorado Boulder is using probiotics to try to save boreal toads from chytrid fungal disease.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 27, 2022

Over the past 50 years, the lethal chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has caused population declines in hundreds of amphibian species, researchers estimate.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 7, 2022

The chytrid species Allomyces is well characterized as an experimental organism.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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