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Batrachochytrium
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Translingual
thumb|Atelopus limosus infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Etymology
From mul grc βάτραχος frog + a shortening of grc χυτρίδιον little pot.
Proper noun
1 m
genus class Chytridiomycetes certain fungi that infect amphibians
Usage notes
Incertae sedis. Compare Rhizophydiales and Chytridiales
Hyponyms
genus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis species (amphibian chytrid fungus), Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans species species
Further reading
1 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Rhizophydiales
Chytridiales
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