chytrid

Noun

Meaning

Any fungus of the phylum Chytridiomycota.

(pathology) Abbreviation of chytridiomycosis.

Examples

Lambert and Womack note that their reanalysis does not minimize the role the chytrid fungus has played in amphibian declines and that “chytridiomycosis has irrefutably harmed amphibians.” Source: Internet

It was found to protect salamanders against the chytrid fungus. Source: Internet

Relative to other threats that amphibians face, the role chytrid plays in global declines is also uncertain. Source: Internet

Scheele is hoping that areas will be found that are chytrid fungus unfriendly and have fewer frog species that can carry the disease. Source: Internet

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