Rhizophydium elyense Sparrow
(a chytrid (cellulose saprobe))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rhizophydium elyense (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe))
Genus	Rhizophydium (a genus of chytrids)
Family	RHIZOPHYDIACEAE (a family of fungi)
Order	RHIZOPHYDIALES (an order of fungi)
Class	CHYTRIDIOMYCETES (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Phylum	CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA (chytridomycete fungi, chytrids)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rhizophydium elyense 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.

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

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 Rhizophydium elyense (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhizophydium elyense (a chytrid (cellulose saprobe)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Rhizophydium elyense is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)