/kuy"trid, ki"-/ , n.
any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having flagellated zoospores and little or no mycelium.
[ Chytridiales, equiv. to Chytridi ( um ) the type genus ( chytrídion, dim. of chýtra pipkin) + -ales -ALES ]