Chytrid Taxonomy since 1960  D—E

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Dangeardia appendiculata (Zopf) Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435. 1970; Key to Dangeardia
Ξ Scherffeliomyces appendiculatus (Zopf) Sparrow 1936

Dangeardia echinulata A. Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435, figs. 6-20. 1970.
Parasitic; Vitreochlamys (Sphaerellopsis) aulata; pool near Vistula River, Warsaw, Poland

Dangeardia molesta (Canter) A. Batko; ZH, p. 179. 1975 Ξ Entophlyctis molesta Canter 1965.

Dangeardia sporapiculata Geitler; Sydowia, 16: 324-330, figs. 1-2. 1963.
Parasitic; Chlamydomonas palmaloid stage; lake near Lunz; Austria

Dangeardia sporapiculata var. minor Geitler (? no type); Oesterr. Bot. Z., 112: 603-609, 1965.
Parasitic; Heleochloridis pallidae; soil: Schladming, Austria

DANGEARDIANA Valkanov [Chytridiales]; Arch. Mikrobiol., 48: 239-246. 1964 (no Latin diagnosis) A. Batko:
Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435, 1970 (validation of genus + key to related forms). Karling doubts need to separate from Dangeardia;
CI,
p. 100. 1977

Dangeardiana apiculata (Braun) A. Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435. 1970
Ξ Entophlyctis apiculata (Braun) Fischer (1892); also see Karling: CI p. 100. 1977

Dangeardiana eudorinae Valkanov (no Latin diagnosis) Arch. Mikrobiol., 48: 239-246, figs. 1-12. 1964.
Parasitic; oospores of Eudorina elegans; water; Sofia, Bulgaria
Ξ Dangeardiana eudorinae Valkanov ex A. Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435. 1970

Dangeardiana leptorrhiza (Johns) A. Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435. 1970 Scherffeliomyces leptorrhizus Johns 1956

Dangeardiana sporapiculata (Geitler) A. Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435. 1970.
Ξ Dangeardia sporapiculata Geitler 1963

DICTYOMORPHA Mullins [Chytridiales]; Amer. J. Bot., 48: 377-387. 1961
Ξ Pringsheimiella Couch 1939 (homonym)

Dictyomorpha dioica Couch ex Mullins; Amer. J. Bot., 48: 377-387, figs. 1-37. 1961.
Parasitic; Oomycetes; Mirror Lake, Highlands, NC, USA Ξ Pringsheimiella dioica Couch 1939

Dictyomorpha dioica var. pythiensis N. Sarkar & R. Dayal Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India, Sect. B, 58: 403-406 figs. 1-10. 1988.
Parasitic; Pythium aphanidermatum; Kurukshetra Pond, Varanasi, U.P., India

DIPLOCHYTRIDIUM Karling [Chytridiales]; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126—131. 1971. Segregate of Chytridium Braun. But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002.
The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium aggregatum (Karling) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971Ξ Chytridium aggregatum Karling 1938
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium brevipes (Braun) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971Ξ Chytridium brevipes Braun 1856
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium cejpii (Fott) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium cejpii Fott 1950
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium chlorobotryis (IF 3:62) (Fott) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium chlorobotytris Fott 1952
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium citriforme (Sparrow) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium citriforme Sparrow 1952
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium codicola (Zeller) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium codicola Zeller 1918
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium gibbosum (Scherffel) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium gibbosum Scherffel 1926
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium inflatum (Sparrow) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium inflatum Sparrow 1933
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium isthmiophilum (Canter) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium isthmiophilum Canter 1960
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium kolianum (Domjan) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium kolianum Domjan 1936
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium lagenarium var. japonense (Kobay. & Ook.) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium lagenaria var. japonense Kobayashi & Ookubo 1953. But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium lagenarium (IF 4:62) (Schenk) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ? Chytridium lagenaria Schenk 1858 (pro parte)
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium mallomonadis (Fott) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium mallomonadis Fott 1957
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium mucronatum (Sparrow & M. Barr) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium mucronatum Sparrow and M. Barr 1955.
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato.
Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium oedogonii (Couch) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium oedogonii Couch 1938
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium schenkii (Scherffel) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium schenkii Scherffel 1926
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium scherffelii (Sparrow) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium scherffelii (Scherffel) Sparrow 1936
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium sexuale (Koch) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium sexuale Koch 1951
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium stellatum (Petersen) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium stellatum (Petersen) Koch 1951
But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplochytridium? turbinatum (Kobay. & Ookubo) Karling; Arch. Mikrobiol., 76: 126-131. 1971 Ξ Chytridium turbinatum Kobayashi & Ookubo 1954. But see: W.H. Blackwell et al. 2002. The queston of the separation of Diplochytridium from Chytridium sensu lato. Mycotaxon 83: 183—190.

Diplophlyctis asteroidea I.J. Dogma + key to chitinophilic Diplophlyctis spp.Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc., 67: 255-264, figs.1-3. 1976.
Saprophytic; chitin; acid bogs; northern MI, USA. I retain Asterophlyctis Petersen for chitinophilic species.

Diplophlyctis buttermerensis (IF 3:420) (Will.) Dogma; Arch. Mikrobiol., 66: 203-219, 1969 Ξ Nephrochytrium buttermerense Willoughby 1962. A. Batko retains N. buttermerense; ZH, p. 220. 1975

Diplophlyctis chitinophila Willoughby; Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc., 45: 121-136, fig. 5. 1962.
Saprophytic; chitin; submerged mud; lakes, E.L.D., U.K. Probably a species of Asterophlyctis.

Diplophlyctis complicata (IF 3:306) (Willoughby) Dogma; Nova Hedwigia, 25: 143-159. 1974 Ξ Nephrochytrium complicatum Willoughby 1961

Diplophlyctis nephrochytrioides Karling; Sydowia, 20: 109-118, figs. 36-67. 1967
Saprophytic?; Nitella, moribund internodes; Lake Ohau; Canterbury Province, N.Z.

Diplophlyctis sarcoptoides (Petersen) I.J. Dogma; Nova Hedwigia, 25: 121-141, 1974. Dogma (loc.cit.) designated figs. 1-38 on Pls. I-IV as neotype. Ξ Asterophlyctis sarcoptoides Petersen 1903. I retain Asteroplyctis as a genus for A. sarcoptoides [Chytridiaceae].

Diplophlyctis sexualis Haskins 1950 Ξ Nephrochytrium sexuale (Haskins) A Batko; ZH, p. 220. 1975

Diplophlyctis versiformis I.J. Dogma; Philipp. J. Biol., 5: 121-142, figs. 1-25. 1976.
Saprophytic; shrimp chitin; Bryant's Bog, Smith's Bog; MI, USA, should probably be in Asterophlyctis Petersen

Endochytrium cystarum I.J. Dogma; Arch. Mikrobiol., 66: 203-219, figs. 26-39. 1969.
Saprophytic; lens paper and cellophane bait; forest soil and leaf litter; MI, USA

Endochytrium multiguttulatum I.J. Dogma; Dogma unsure of genus placement. Arch. Mikrobiol., 66: 203-219, figs. 1-25. 1969.
Saprophytic; lens paper, cellophane, onion; bogs; Cheboygan Co., MI, USA

Entophlyctis Fischer 1892; D.J.S. Barr emended and placed in Spizellomycetales; Canad. J. Bot., 58: 2380-2394. 1980. Longcore et al. rejected emendment and described Powellomyces for Entophlyctis (sensu Barr, 1980); Canad. J. Bot., 73: 1385-1390. 1995. Entophlyctis (sensu Fischer) is in Chytridiales, see Longcore; Mycologia, 87: 25-33. 1995

Entophlyctis apiculata (Braun) Fischer 1892 Ξ  Dangeardiana apiculata (Braun) A. Batko; Acta Mycol., 6: 407-435. 1970

Entophlyctis bulligera (Zopf) Fischer (1884) = Entophlyctis confervae-glomeratae  (Cienkowski) Sparrow (1857); D.J.S. Barr: Canad. J. Bot., 49: 2215-2222. 1971

Entophlyctis bulligera var. brevis S.N. Dasgupta & R. John; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 30: 1-82, fig. 44. 1988.
Saprophytic ?; vegetative Spirogyra; ditch, Sultanpur Road, SE of Lucknow U., India

Entophlyctis caudiformis S.N. Dasgupta & R. John; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 30: 1-82, fig. 47. 1988.
Saprophytic ?; Closterium; tank; Lucknow U., India

Entophlyctis confervae-glomeratae (Cienkowski 1857) Sparrow; D.J.S. Barr (Canad. J. Bot., 49: 2215-2222. 1971) considers the following synonyms: = E. bulligera (Zopf) Fischer; = E. vaucheriae; (Fisch) Fischer, = E. helioformis (Dangeard) Ramsbottom; = E. rhizina (Schenk) Minden; Powell & Koch do not consider E. bulligera a synonym; Canad. J. Bot., 55: 1668-1685. 1977

Entophlyctis crenata Karling; Sydowia, 20: 109-118, figs. 1-12. 1967.
Saprophytic; Vallisneria sp.; small brook; Wellington Prov., N.Z.

Entophlyctis filamentosa in S.N. Dasgupta; Indian Phytopathol. 35: 215. 1982; ? nomen nudum

Entophlyctis helioformis (Dangeard) Ramsbottom 1886; = Entophlyctis confervae-glomeratae (Cienkowski) Sparrow; D.J.S. Barr: Canad. J. Bot., 49: 2215-2222. 1971

Entophlyctis lobata Willoughby & Townley; Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc., 44: 177-184. figs. 1-2, Pl. 13, 1961.
Saprophytic; shrimp chitin bait; littoral of Derwentwater, E.L.D., U.K.

Entophlyctis luteolus Longcore [Chytridiaceae]; Mycologia, 87: 25-33, figs. 1-20. 1995.
Saprophytic; onion skin and Utricularia; bogs and acid lake; Maine (also MI), USA

Entophlyctis mammilliformis S.N. Dasgupta & R. John; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 30: 1-82, fig. 46. 1988.
Saprophytic ?; oospores of Spirogyra; pond; Mohanlalganj, east of Lucknow U., India

Entophlyctis molesta Canter; J. Roy. Microscop. Soc. London, 84: 549-557, figs. 1-4. 1965
?Parasitic; Stylosphaeridium stipitatum; phytoplankton; English lakes, U.K. Ξ Dangeardia molesta (Canter) A. Batko 1975

Entophlyctis obscura Sparrow & I.J. Dogma; Arch. Mikrobiol., 89: 177-204, fig. 2. A-S. 1973;
Saprophytic; pine pollen bait; soil; Dominican Republic

Entophlyctis reticulospora P. Cook; Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc., 49: 545-550, Pls. 28-29. 1966;
Parasitic; Closterium moniliferum et al.; swampy area; Cheboygan Co., MI, USA

Entophlyctis rhizina (Schenk) Minden 1858 = Entophlyctis confervae-glomeratae (Cienkowski) Sparrow; D.J.S. Barr; Canad. J. Bot., 49: 2215-2222. 1971

Entophlyctis sphaerioides S.N. Dasgupta & R. John; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 30: 1-82, fig. 48. 1988.
Saprophytic ?; reproductive body of Spirogyra; ditch, Sultanpur Road, SE of Lucknow U., India

Entophlyctis texana Karling 1941; See Sydowia, 20: 109-118. 1967 for 1st published figs. In habit and morphology this species strongly resembles an "orange Endochytrium" that I have found in moribund cells of the aquatic plant Eriocaulon (the habit of Karling's species) in Maine, New York and Michigan.

Entophlyctis variabilis (Karling) Cejp; Omagiu lui Traian Savulescu, 129-138. 1959.
Ξ Phlyctorhiza variabilis Karling 1947; ΞCatenophlyctis variabilis (Karl.) Karling 1965

Entophlyctis variabilis Powell & Koch [non E. variabilis (Karling) Cejp 1959] (homonym) Canad. J. Bot., 55: 1668-1685, figs. 1-36. 1977. Saprophytic; pollen and Paspalum leaf; soils; NC, USA
Ξ   Powellomyces variabilis Powell & Koch ex Longcore et al. 1995

Entophlyctis vaucheriae (Fisch) Fischer 1884 = Entophlyctis confervae-glomeratae (Cienkowski) Sparrow 1857. D.J.S. Barr; Canad. J. Bot., 49: 2215-2222. 1971

Entophlyctis willoughbyi Bradley; Amer. J. Bot., 54: 577-582, figs. 1-7, 9. 1967 (fossil) In fossil plant parts; Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA. I do not recognize fossil species placed into genera with extant members. Some genera in different orders of the Chytridiomycota can be distinguished from each other only with difficulty when alive; it is impossible to say to what order, and thus to what genus a fossilized organism belongs.


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