壺菌綱

壶菌纲; 化石时期：泥盆紀早期至現今
	造成兩棲類感染的蛙壺菌。
科学分类
界：	真菌界 Fungi
门：	壶菌门 Chytridiomycota
纲：	壶菌纲 Chytridiomycetes; Caval.-Sm
目
	壺菌目 Chytridiales; Rhizophydiales; 小壺菌目 Spizellomycetales;

壺菌綱（學名：Chytridiomycetes）是真菌下的一綱。它們可以分佈在土壤、淡水及鹹水河口中。它們是原始的真菌，最初是在英國的瑞尼燧石中發現。^[2]最年它們的分類重新編排，排除了Neocallimastigomycota及Monoblepharidomycetes及將它們分別提升為門及其姊妹綱。又將擬油壺菌屬及Hypochytrium分類在其下。^[3]

壺菌綱是壺菌門下的主要綱^[4]，會造成如水蚤屬^[5]及兩棲類^[6]等生物的寄生性感染，

下级分类

本纲包括以下目：

目的地位未定的科：

Zygorhizidiaceae

目和科的地位未定的属：

Bertramia Mesnil & Caullery, 1897
Endospora A.Scherffel, 1925
Hyaloraphidium Pascher & Korshikov, 1931
Piromonas E.Liebetanz, 1910
Sphaeromonas E.Liebet.
Tetrachytrium N.Sorokin, 1874
Zygochytrium N.Sorokin, 1874

參考

^ Thomas Cavalier-Smith. A revised six-kingdom system of Life. Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc. 1998, 73: 203–66. doi:10.1017/S0006323198005167.
^ Taylor, T.N.; Remy, W.; Hass, H. Fungi from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert: Chytridiomycetes. American Journal of Botany. 1992, 79 (11): 1233–41 [2008-05-15]. doi:10.2307/2445050.
^ Hibbett, D.S.; et al. A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi. Mycological Research. March 2007, 111 (5): 509–47. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.004.
^ Sharma,P.D. Fungi and Allied Organisms. Alpha Science Int'l Ltd. 2005: 545 [2009-09-14]. （原始内容存档于2014-06-27）.
^ Johnson, P.A; et al. Long-term disease dynamics in lakes: causes and consequences of chytrid infections in Daphnia populations. Ecology. 2009, 90: 132–44. doi:10.1890/07-2071.1. ^{[永久失效連結]}
^ Berger, L.; et al. Campbell, A. , 编. Chytrid Fungi and Amphibian Declines: Overview, Implications and Future Directions (PDF). Environment Australia. 1999: 236. Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. （原始内容 (PDF)存档于2007-09-11）.

[1] Thomas Cavalier-Smith. A revised six-kingdom system of Life. Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc. 1998, 73: 203–66. doi:10.1017/S0006323198005167.

[Taylor1992-2] Taylor, T.N.; Remy, W.; Hass, H. Fungi from the Lower Devonian Rhynie chert: Chytridiomycetes. American Journal of Botany. 1992, 79 (11): 1233–41 [2008-05-15]. doi:10.2307/2445050.

[3] Hibbett, D.S.; et al. A higher level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi. Mycological Research. March 2007, 111 (5): 509–47. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.004.

[Sharma2005-4] Sharma,P.D. Fungi and Allied Organisms. Alpha Science Int'l Ltd. 2005: 545 [2009-09-14]. （原始内容存档于2014-06-27）.

[Johnson2009-5] Johnson, P.A; et al. Long-term disease dynamics in lakes: causes and consequences of chytrid infections in Daphnia populations. Ecology. 2009, 90: 132–44. doi:10.1890/07-2071.1. ^{[永久失效連結]}

[Berger1999-6] Berger, L.; et al. Campbell, A. , 编. Chytrid Fungi and Amphibian Declines: Overview, Implications and Future Directions (PDF). Environment Australia. 1999: 236. Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. （原始内容 (PDF)存档于2007-09-11）.

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