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A chytrid-killed frog Chytridiomycosis in Atelopus varius—two sporangia containing numerous zoospores are visible.. Chytridiomycosis (/ k aɪ ˌ t r ɪ d i ə m aɪ ˈ k oʊ s ɪ s / ky-TRID-ee-ə-my-KOH-sis) is an infectious disease in amphibians, caused by the chytrid fungi Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.
Phrynobatrachus acridoides is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae.It is widely distributed in the lowlands of eastern Africa, from Kenya and southern Somalia in the north and southward to Tanzania (including the Mafia, Zanzibar, and Pemba islands), Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe, and easternmost South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).
Map English short, formal names, and ISO Status Domestic short name(s) and formal name(s) Capital Population Area Currency Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [n 6] Claimed by Morocco as its southernmost provinces Recognized by the African Union and 46 UN members and South Ossetia as the representative government of Western Sahara
Lichens of Africa (10 C, 108 P) Pages in category "Fungi of Africa" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 294 total.
Map of countries with Red Lists for fungi. As of December 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluated the conservation status of 280 fungus species. [1] Previously in the 2017-3 release, the IUCN evaluated the conservation status of 56 fungus species. [2]
The generic name is derived from the Greek words batrachos (frog) and chytra (earthen pot), while the specific epithet is derived from the genus of frogs from which the original confirmation of pathogenicity was made (Dendrobates), [5] dendrobatidis is from the Greek dendron, "tree" and bates, "one who climbs", referring to a genus of poison dart frogs.
It is also known as the pixie frog due to its scientific name. It is found in Angola , Botswana , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia , Zimbabwe , and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
A fungus (plural: fungi [1] or funguses [2]) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom , separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, those being Plantae , Animalia , Protozoa , and Chromista .