Phlyctochytrium aureliae Ajello
(a chytrid (chitin saprobe))

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhlyctochytrium aureliae (a chytrid (chitin saprobe))
GenusPhlyctochytrium (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 1961 Chitinophilic chytrids from lake muds TBMS Vol 44 (4): 586-592, Plates 37,38.

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

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