Batrachochytrium
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Chytrid-infected_female_Atelopus_limosus_(5421621532).jpg.webp)
Atelopus limosus infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos, “frog”) + a shortening of χυτρίδιον (khutrídion, “little pot”).
Proper noun
Batrachochytrium m
- A taxonomic genus within the class Chytridiomycetes – certain fungi that infect amphibians.
Usage notes
Incertae sedis. Compare
Hyponyms
- (genus): Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus), Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (species)
Further reading
Batrachochytrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rhizophydiales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chytridiales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Batrachochytrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons