Phylum:Chytridiomycota >> Class: Chytridiomycetes >> Order: Chytridiales | ||||
BCRC Number: | NO BCRC Number! | |||
Scientific Name: | Rhizophydium chlorogonii | |||
Author: | Basionym: Phlyctidium chlorogonii Serbinow, Bot. Zap. 24:156. 1907. Rhizophydium chlorogonii (Serbinow) Jaczewski, Opredelitel Gribov. Sovershennye Griby (Diploidnye Stadii). I. Fikomitsety (Phycomycetes) p.38. 1931. |
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Description: | On 1/4YpSs agar: Sporangium spherical, 20-37.5 μm diam., with one to six papillae. Rhizoids fine, arising from an ovate or peg-like extension. Zoospores globose, about 3 μm diam., escaping individually from discharge pore, remaining motileless before swimming away with a hopping motion. Color of colony orange yellow. | |||
Specimens: | Taiwan. Hualien: Hsiukuluan, creek water, 25 Aug. 1993, NTNU 1601; Taitung: Pahsientung, creek water, 25 Aug. 1993, NTNU 1602; Chialapan, creek water, 30 Oct. 1993, NTNU 1703. Isolated on pine pollen from all water samples. |
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Habitat: | Fresh water. | |||
Distribution: | Russia, Great Britain, Taiwan. |
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References: | Chen, SF and Chien, CY. 1995; Chen, SF and Chien, CY. 1998. |
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Provided: | S. F. Chen |
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Note: | Rhizophydium chlorogonii differs from R. laterale in the number of discharge papillae. In addition, the colony color of R. laterale is distinctly yellow (Chen and Chien, 1995). | |||