Chytridium is a genus of fungi in the family Chytridiaceae.
With the culture and characterization of Chytridium olla, the type species of the order, the limits of the Chytridiales were established.
Names brought to synonymy:
- Chytridium (Olpidium) Braun 1856, a synonym for Olpidium
References
- Karling JS. (1971). On Chytridium Braun, Diplochytridium n. g. and Canteria n. g. (Chytridiales). Archiv für Mikrobiologie. volume 76, pages 126âÂÂ131,
- Alexander Braun, 1856: ÃÂber Chytridium, eine Gattung einzelliger Schmarotzergewächse auf Algen und Infusorien (On Chytridium, a genus of unicellular parasites on algae and infusoria)
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