Chytridium lecythii (Ingold) Goldie-Sm.
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Chytridium lecythii is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 parasitoid of UK/Ireland Lecythium hyalinum a rhizopod Chlamydophryidae Annotated list of British Aquatic Chytrids, Canter, H.M., 1953
Studies on British Chytrids 1. Phlyctochytrium proliferum sp.nov. and Rhizophidium lecythii sp.nov., Ingold, C.T., 1941
Chytridium lecythii (Ingold) n.comb, Smith, E.K.G., 1946
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Chytridium lecythii/Chytridium lecythiia chytrid Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Protozoa/Cercozoa/Chlamydophryidae/Lecythium hyalinum/Lecythium hyalinuma rhizopod

Author & YearTitleSource
Canter, H.M., 1953Annotated list of British Aquatic ChytridsTBMS Vol 36 (4): 278-301.
Ingold, C.T., 1941Studies on British Chytrids 1. Phlyctochytrium proliferum sp.nov. and Rhizophidium lecythii sp.nov.Studies on British Chytrids TBMS Vol 25(1): 41-48+Plate.
Smith, E.K.G., 1946Chytridium lecythii (Ingold) n.combTBMS 29 (1+2): 68-69.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChytridium lecythii (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chytridium lecythii (a chytrid)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1941 Studies on British Chytrids 1. Phlyctochytrium proliferum sp.nov. and Rhizophidium lecythii sp.nov. Studies on British Chytrids TBMS Vol 25(1): 41-48+Plate.
Smith, E.K.G. 1946 Chytridium lecythii (Ingold) n.comb TBMS 29 (1+2): 68-69.

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

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

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