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Fungus — Fungi redirects here. You may be looking for Fungi (music) or Fungus (XM). Fungi Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent (but see text) … Wikipedia
chytrid — trə̇d noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Chytridiales : one of the Chytridiales * * * /kuy trid, ki /, n. any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having… … Useful english dictionary
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
chytridchytrid fungus — chytrid /kit rid/ or chytrid fungus /fung gəs/ noun Any fungus belonging to the phylum Chytridiomycota, esp the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which is fatal to amphibians ORIGIN: Gr chytridion little pot … Useful english dictionary
chytrid — noun /ˈkɪtrɪd/ Any fungus of the division Chytridiomycota … Wiktionary
chytrid — /ˈkaɪtrɪd/ (say kuytrid) noun a fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which attacks those parts of a frog s skin which contain keratin, causing breathing difficulties and damage to the nervous system; responsible for a worldwide decline in frog …
Chytridiomycosis — A chytrid infected frog. Chytridiomycosis in Atelopus va … Wikipedia
Mountain yellow-legged frog — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3 … Wikipedia
Chytridiomycota — Temporal range: Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
Decline in amphibian populations — The Golden toad of Monteverde, Costa Rica, was among the first casualties of amphibian declines. Formerly abundant, it was last seen in 1989. Dramatic declines in amphibian populations, including population crashes and mass localized extinctions … Wikipedia
