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Glomeromycota

phylum of fungi

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    Phylum Glomeromycota Forms obligate, mutualistic, symbiotic relationships in which hyphae penetrate into the cells of roots of plants and trees (arbuscular mycorrhizal associations); coenocytic hyphae; reproduces asexually; cell walls composed primarily of chitin. Class Archaeosporomycetes Arbuscular mycorrhizal; spores form singly or

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Chytridiomycota, a phylum of fungi (kingdom Fungi) distinguished by having zoospores (motile cells) with a single, posterior, whiplash structure (flagellum). Species are microscopic in size, and most are found in freshwater or wet soils. Most are parasites of algae and animals or live on organic debris (as saprobes). A few species in the order Chytridiales cause plant disease, and one species, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has been shown to cause disease in frogs and amphibians.

This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.