What is Chytridiomycota?
Q: What is Chytridiomycota?
A: Chytridiomycota is a phylum of the Fungi kingdom.
Q: What does the name Chytridiomycota come from?
A: The name Chytridiomycota comes from chytridium (from the Greek chytridion, meaning "little pot"): the structure containing unreleased spores.
Q: Where are many chytrids found?
A: Many chytrids are found in fresh water.
Q: How many chytrid species are there and how are they distributed among orders?
A: There are approximately 1,000 chytrid species, in 127 genera, distributed among 5 orders.
Q: What do chytrids get their energy from?
A: Chytrids get their energy mostly from non-living organic matter.
Q: How are both zoospores and gametes of the chytrids mobile?
A: Both zoospores and gametes of the chytrids are mobile by their flagella, one whiplash per individual.
Q: What are some of the negative impacts of chytrids?
A: Some chytrid species are known to kill amphibians in large numbers, although the actual process is unknown.
