Karlingiomyces marylandicus (Karling) Sparrow
(a chytrid (cellulose saprobe))

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesKarlingiomyces marylandicus (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe))
GenusKarlingiomyces (a genus of chytrids)
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
Willoughby, L.G. 1961 The ecology of some lower fungi at Esthwaite Water TBMS Vol 44 (3): 305-332.

Karlingiomyces marylandicus (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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