Spizellomyces acuminatus (D. Barr) D. Barr., Can. J. Bot. 62:1187. 1984.
Basionym: Phlyctochytrium africanum Gaertner, Arch. f. Mikrobiol., 21:120. 1954.
Description：
In 1/4YpSs slush: Sporangium spherical, 45-95 μm diam.; wall smooth or occasionally minutely warted, with 8-9 discharge papillae. Rhizoidal system arising from trunk-like or taproot-like unbranched or branched axis, 7.5-15 μm diam., with a slightly constricted neck; rhizoids extensive richly branched and with blunt ends. Zoospores globose, about 3 μm diam., or amoeboid, 3-4 m 7 μm, with a lateral or posterior lipid droplet; emerging from exit pores.
On 1/4 YpSs agar: Sporangium spherical, 32-83.5 μm diam., or ovoid; rhizoidal system arising from inflated, 7.5-15 μm diam., main axis. Color of colony white.
Specimens：
Taiwan. Yunlin: garden soil, 22 Jul. 1992, NTNU S01a. Isolated on pine pollen from soil.
Habitat：
Soil.
Distribution：
Canada, Taiwan.
References：
Barr, DJS. 1984; Chen, SF. 1996; Chen, SF and Chien, CY. 1998.
Provided：
S. F. Chen
Note：
Barr (1984) suggest that Spizellomyces acuminatus complex could be divided into four groups. Based on physiological (Chen, 1996) and morphological characteristics, our isolate belongs to group I.
Phylum：Chytridiomycota >> Class： Chytridiomycetes >> Order： Spizellomycetales 
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