Nephrochytrium aurantium Whiffen
(a chytrid (cellulose saprobe))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Nephrochytrium aurantium (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe))
Genus	Nephrochytrium (a genus of chytrids)
Family	ENDOCHYTRIACEAE (a family of chytrids)
Order	CHYTRIDIALES (chytrids)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Nephrochytrium aurantium is also a member of:
Micromycetes - microfungi (via Chytridiomycota)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Willoughby, L.G.	1961	The ecology of some lower fungi at Esthwaite Water	TBMS Vol 44 (3): 305-332.

Nephrochytrium aurantium (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CHYTRIDIALES
(chytrids)

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
(chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nephrochytrium aurantium (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nephrochytrium aurantium (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Nephrochytrium aurantium is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)