| Rhizophydiales | |
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| A member of Rhizophydiales growing on nutrient agar. Note the discharge papillae near the 12 o'clock position. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Chytridiomycota |
| Class: | Chytridiomycetes |
| Order: | Rhizophydiales Letcher 2006[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhizophydium globosum Schenk 1858
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Rhizophydiales are an important group of chytrid fungi. They are found in soil as well as marine and fresh water habitats where they function as parasites and decomposers.
- ^ Letcher, P.M.; Powell, MJ; Churchill, PF; Chambers, JG (2006). "Ultrastructural and molecular phylogenetic delineation of a new order, the Rhizophydiales (Chytridiomycota)". Mycol. Res. 110 (Pt 8): 898–915. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2006.06.011. PMID 16919432.