chytrid
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- noun
- /ˈkaɪtrɪd/
- Specialized
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quitridio
- Regardless of what environmental synergies may underlie its emergence and spread, chytrid disease presents the dearest and most tangible evidence of an agent capable of bringing about multiple amphibian extinctions.
- chytrid fungus
- chytrid disease
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The discovery of the chytrid fungus in 1998 established that infectious disease is a major factor driving the declines, at least in the Americas and Australia.
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The impact of chytrid fungus in this region remains largely unknown.
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It's also the region that appears to be next in line for chytrid disease to strike.
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I think climate is important in the chytrid story, but we are still determining exactly how, Lips says.
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Not all species are susceptible to chytrid fungus, and scientists are trying to figure out why.
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As amphibian communities in Central America are being decimated by chytrid disease, scientists are working to fashion an emergency response.
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"Northern populations are infected and persisting with the chytrid, while southern populations decline and perhaps go extinct once it arrives," Harris says.
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The facility was still under construction when chytrid fungus arrived in El Valle last year, and biologists had no choice but to begin collecting frogs.
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In most locations where enigmatic amphibian declines have occurred, the involvement and present status of chytrid fungus remain unknown.
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The infectious chytrid fungus has been described as the most destructive pathogen known to science.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chytrid comes from the Greek root chytridion, which means 'little pot'. These fungi have tiny pot-shaped spore cases that release swimming spores in water or soil, so the name fits and helps explain why some chytrids can spread to and harm frogs.