family chytridiaceae

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1. a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus family,
definition	:	includes lichen families (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	chytridiales, order chytridiales,
definition	:	simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes (noun.plant)