Rhizophydium ubiquetum Canter
(a chytrid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid)
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 ubiquetum 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
	Canter, H.M.	1961	Studies on British Chytrids XVII: Species occurring on planktonic desmids	TBMS Vol 44 (2): 163-176.

Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid) 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 ubiquetum (a chytrid)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhizophydium ubiquetum (a chytrid)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Rhizophydium ubiquetum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)