Chytriomyces willoughbyi Karling
(a chytrid)

Interactions where Chytriomyces willoughbyi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
		parasitises oogonium			Pythium	damping off fungi	Peronosporales: Pythiaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium/	Pythium	damping off fungi			oogonium
		parasitises mycelium			Pythium	damping off fungi	Peronosporales: Pythiaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium/	Pythium	damping off fungi			mycelium
		parasitises			Septosperma rhizophydii	a chytrid	Chytridiales: Chytridiaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytridiaceae/Septosperma rhizophydii/	Septosperma rhizophydii	a chytrid
		parasitises			Chytriomyces suburceolatus	a chytrid	Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces suburceolatus/	Chytriomyces suburceolatus	a chytrid
		parasitises			Entophlyctis	a genus of chytrids	Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Entophlyctis/	Entophlyctis	a genus of chytrids
		parasitises			Entophlyctis	a genus of chytrids	Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Entophlyctis/	Entophlyctis	a genus of chytrids
		parasitises			Rhizidium	a genus of chytrids	Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Rhizidium/	Rhizidium	a genus of chytrids
		parasitises			Rhizidium richmondense	a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)	Chytridiales: Chytriomycetaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Rhizidium richmondense/	Rhizidium richmondense	a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)
		parasitises sporangium			Nowakowskiella	a genus of chytrids	Chytridiales: Nowakowskiellaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Nowakowskiellaceae/Nowakowskiella/	Nowakowskiella	a genus of chytrids			sporangium
		parasitises rhizomycelium			Nowakowskiella	a genus of chytrids	Chytridiales: Nowakowskiellaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Nowakowskiellaceae/Nowakowskiella/	Nowakowskiella	a genus of chytrids			rhizomycelium
		parasitises			Rhizophlyctis	a genus of chytrids	Rhizophlyctidales: Rhizophlyctidaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophlyctidales/Rhizophlyctidaceae/Rhizophlyctis/	Rhizophlyctis	a genus of chytrids
		parasitises			Rhizophlyctis	a genus of chytrids	Rhizophlyctidales: Rhizophlyctidaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophlyctidales/Rhizophlyctidaceae/Rhizophlyctis/	Rhizophlyctis	a genus of chytrids
		parasitises			Rhizophydium elyense	a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)	Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium elyense/	Rhizophydium elyense	a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)
		parasitises			Rhizophydium stipitatum	a chytrid	Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Rhizophydium stipitatum/	Rhizophydium stipitatum	a chytrid	?
		parasitises			Tylochytrium pollinis-pini	a chytrid	Rhizophydiales: Rhizophydiaceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Rhizophydiales/Rhizophydiaceae/Tylochytrium pollinis-pini/	Tylochytrium pollinis-pini	a chytrid
		parasitises			Mucor	a genus of pinmoulds	Mucorales: Mucoraceae	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota), Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Chytriomycetaceae/Chytriomyces willoughbyi/	Chytriomyces willoughbyi	a chytrid					Fungus / parasite		Foreign	/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor/	Mucor	a genus of pinmoulds

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Letcher, P.M. & Powell, M.J., 2002	A taxonomic summary of Chytriomyces (Chytridiomycota)	Mycotaxon Vol 84: 447-487.

Chytriomyces willoughbyi (a chytrid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Chytriomyces willoughbyi (a chytrid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Chytriomyces willoughbyi (a chytrid)
Genus	Chytriomyces (a genus of chytrids)
Family	CHYTRIOMYCETACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	CHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Chytriomyces willoughbyi is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chytriomyces willoughbyi (a chytrid)

Chytriomyces willoughbyi (a chytrid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Chytriomyces
(a genus of chytrids)

CHYTRIDIALES
(chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chytriomyces willoughbyi (a chytrid):

Chytriomyces
(a genus of chytrids)

CHYTRIDIALES
(chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCETES
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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