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MeSH Heading: Chytridiomycota
Tree Number(s): B01.300.283
Unique ID: D008411
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008411
Scope Note: A phylum of fungi that was formerly considered a subdivision of Phycomycetes. They are the only fungi that produce motile spores (zoospores) at some stage in their life cycle. Most are saprobes but they also include examples of plant, animal, and fungal pathogens.
Entry Term(s): Chytrid Fungus; Chytrids; Mastigomycotina
Previous Indexing: Phycomyces (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 99; see MASTIGOMYCOTINA 1986-98
History Note: 99(86)
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/02/14

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0013093
Scope Note: A phylum of fungi that was formerly considered a subdivision of Phycomycetes. They are the only fungi that produce motile spores (zoospores) at some stage in their life cycle. Most are saprobes but they also include examples of plant, animal, and fungal pathogens.
Terms: Chytridiomycota Preferred Term
Term UI T025024
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1986); Mastigomycotina
Term UI T025023
Date11/25/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Chytrids
Term UI T001142877
Date02/14/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Chytrid Fungus
Term UI T001142878
Date02/14/2024
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Chytridiomycota MeSH Descriptor Data 2025