Chytridium chaetophyllum Scherffel
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Chytridium chaetophyllum is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is saprobic on pollen UK/IrelandCaptivity Typha bulrushes, reedmaces Poales: Typhaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium chaetophyllum/Chytridium chaetophylluma chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha/Typhabulrushes, reedmacespollen Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
is saprobic on dead filament UK/Ireland Bulbochaete a genus of green algae Oedogoniales: Oedogoniaceae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium chaetophyllum/Chytridium chaetophylluma chytrid Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Chlorophyceae/Oedogoniales/Oedogoniaceae/Bulbochaete/Bulbochaetea genus of green algaedeadfilament

Chytridium chaetophyllum (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chytridium chaetophyllum (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChytridium chaetophyllum (a chytrid)
GenusChytridium (a genus of chytridiomycete fungi)
FamilyCHYTRIDIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
OrderCHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
ClassCHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
PhylumCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Chytridium chaetophyllum (a chytrid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chytridium chaetophyllum (a chytrid):

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