Biology 2581B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Batrachochytrium, Humboldt Current, Chytridiomycosis
3 Jun 2020
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Rozella is the most primitive form of fungi that exists: chytridiomycota (chytrids) Have features of ancient fungi like a cell wall. Unicellular body that matures into a sporangium, these produce zoospores. Produce zoospores that are aquatic and swim to new attachment sites and develop into a new sporangium. Main trophic modes are parasitic and saprotrophic (feed on dead or rotting organic matter: batrachochytrium dendrobatidis life cycle (4-5 days) Species of chytrid that infects the skin of amphibians, it is capable of infecting approx. 6000 amphibian species by making them develop chytridiomycosis. Chytridiomycosis is the disease that occurs when an amphibian is infected with large numbers of. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, occurs inside the cell of the outer skin layers where there are large amounts of keratin. Keratin is responsible for making the skin tough and resistant to injury, the disease makes the skin very thick and make the amphibian unable to drink and absorb important salts (electrolytes) through its skin.
