Phylum:Chytridiomycota >> Class: Chytridiomycetes >> Order: Chytridiales | ||||
BCRC Number: | NO BCRC Number! | |||
Scientific Name: | Rhizophydium patellarium | |||
Author: | Rhizophydium patellarium Scholz, Arch. f. Mikrobiol. 29:354-362. 1958. |
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Description: | On 1/4YpSs Agar: Sporangium spherical, 12.5-25 μm diam., occasionally ovoid or ellipsoidal; wall smooth, delicate with one to several papillae through which some of the zoospores emerge followed by deliquescence of the upper 2/3 of the wall. Rhizoids short, unbranched or branched thread. Zoospores spherical, 2-2.5 μm diam., with a lateral globule. Resting spore not observed. Color of colony white. | |||
Specimens: | Taiwan. Chiayi: Alishan, mud, 13 Oct. 1992, NTNU 302; Yilan: Harpen, pond water, 11 Apr. 1993, NTNU 812a. Isolated on pine pollen from mud and water. |
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Habitat: | Fresh water, mud. | |||
Distribution: | Spain, Germany, Taiwan. |
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References: | Barr, DJS. 1971a; Chen, SF and Chien, CY. 1998. |
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Provided: | S. F. Chen |
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Note: | After some zoospores escaping, the upper portion of sporangial wall is dissolved similar to Barr‘s (1971) description. | |||