Obelidium megarhizum Willoughby
(a chytrid (chitin saprobe))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Obelidium megarhizum (a chytrid (chitin saprobe))
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)

Obelidium megarhizum 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	1961	Chitinophilic chytrids from lake muds	TBMS Vol 44 (4): 586-592, Plates 37,38.

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

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 Obelidium megarhizum (a chytrid (chitin saprobe)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Obelidium megarhizum (a chytrid (chitin saprobe)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Obelidium megarhizum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)