Phlyctidium scenedesmi
(a chytrid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid)
FamilyRHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderRHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fott, B. 1967 Phlyctidium scenedesmi spec. nova, a new chytrid destroying mass cultures of algae Zeitschrift fur Allg. Mikrobiologie Vol 7 (2): 97-102.

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

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phlyctidium scenedesmi (a chytrid)
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