Chytridiomycota

plural noun

Chy·​trid·​i·​o·​my·​co·​ta kī-ˌtri-dē-ō-mī-ˈkō-tə How to pronounce Chytridiomycota (audio)
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: a phylum of fungi comprising the chytrids

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, probably from Chytridiomycetes, class name proposed earlier (from Chytridium, genus name + -o- -o- + -mycetes -mycetes) + -ota -ota

Note: Probably introduced by the Swiss-born mycologist Josef Adolf von Arx in Pilzkunde (Lehre: J. Cramer, 1967), p. 15.

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Chytridiomycota was in 1967

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“Chytridiomycota.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chytridiomycota. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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