Chytrids (Chytridomycota) are a group of fungi that are rarely directly encountered, primarily because they are small and they generally eat things that are small.
Like many of the earlier fungal lineages, this group has been divided into several distinct lineages. Once all classified as Chytridiomycota, these early, aquatic fungi are now grouped into Blastoclad...Like many of the earlier fungal lineages, this group has been divided into several distinct lineages. Once all classified as Chytridiomycota, these early, aquatic fungi are now grouped into Blastocladiomycota, Chytridiomycota, and Neocallimastigomycota.
The Phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids) is one of the five true phyla of fungi. The evolutionary record shows that the first, recognizable chytrids appeared during the late pre-Cambrian period, more tha...The Phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids) is one of the five true phyla of fungi. The evolutionary record shows that the first, recognizable chytrids appeared during the late pre-Cambrian period, more than 500 million years ago. Like all fungi, chytrids have chitin in their cell walls, but one group of chytrids has both cellulose and chitin in the cell wall.
