- Hyphochytridiomycota
Taxobox
name = Hyphochytridiomycetes
domain =Eukaryota
regnum =Chromalveolata
phylum =Heterokontophyta
classis = Hyphochytridiomycetes
subdivision_ranks = Constituent Order
subdivision = Hyphochytriales"Hyphochytridiomycota" is a phylum of "fungi" (actually classified as
protists ), within the KingdomChromalveolata . They are distinguished by an anterior tinsel flagellum on theirzoospores . Also they have a rhizoidal or hypha-like vegetative system (hence the prefix "Hypho-").Alternatively this group may be put at the class level inside the phylum
Heterokontophyta of the protists (as in Wikipedia); then the group will be referred to as Hyphochytridiomycetes. The alternative versions Hypochytridiomycota, Hypochytridiomycetes, Hyphochytriomycota, and Hyphochytriomycetes are also sometimes seen (the last two are the ones in [http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=260089 Index Fungorum] ).In the past the classes Hyphochytridiomycetes,
Oomycetes , and Chytridiomycetes were grouped together in the now obsolete taxonMastigomycotina as fungi with flagellate spores or gametes. Now the Chytridiomycetes are still considered true fungi, but the other two sub-groups are very differently classified in the kingdomProtista .Diversity
This is a relatively small group, composed of about 16 known species, which may be due in part, to sampling methods of scientists.
References
*C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., "Introductory Mycology, 4th ed." (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
*http://bama.ua.edu/~ksuberkp/bsc472/lectures/Chytridiomycota.htm
*C. Manoharachary, K. Sridhar et al., "Fungal biodiversity: Distribution, conservation and prospecting of fungi from India", CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 89, NO. 1, 10 JULY 2005, available at [http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul102005/58.pdf this link] . See the introductory section on Mastigomycotina for the characteristics of the Hyphochytridiomycota.
*See [http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/Bot201/Myxomycota/Introduction.htm] for an explanation of the newer and older classifications.
* [http://comenius.susqu.edu/bi/202/CHROMALVEOLATA/HETEROKONTAE/oomycota.htm] (here the class is called Hyphochytridea).
*Also see [http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=260089 the entry for "Hyphochytrium"] in "Index Fungorum".ee also
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