Chytridium lecythii (Ingold) Goldie-Sm.
(a chytrid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChytridium lecythii (a chytrid)
GenusChytridium (a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)
FamilyCHYTRIDIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
OrderCHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1941 Studies on British Chytrids 1. Phlyctochytrium proliferum sp.nov. and Rhizophidium lecythii sp.nov. Studies on British Chytrids TBMS Vol 25(1): 41-48+Plate.
Smith, E.K.G. 1946 Chytridium lecythii (Ingold) n.comb TBMS 29 (1+2): 68-69.

Chytridium lecythii (a chytrid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chytridium lecythii (a chytrid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chytridium lecythii (a chytrid)
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