Chytriomyces hyalinus Karling
(a chytrid (chitin saprobe))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Chytriomyces hyalinus (a chytrid (chitin saprobe))
Genus	Chytriomyces (a genus of chytrids)
Family	CHYTRIOMYCETACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	CHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Chytriomyces hyalinus is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Willoughby, L.G.	1961	The ecology of some lower fungi at Esthwaite Water	TBMS Vol 44 (3): 305-332.

Chytriomyces hyalinus (a chytrid (chitin saprobe) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Chytriomyces
(a genus of chytrids)

CHYTRIDIALES
(chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chytriomyces hyalinus (a chytrid (chitin saprobe)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chytriomyces hyalinus (a chytrid (chitin saprobe)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Chytriomyces hyalinus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)