Kingdom Fungi Class Neocallimastigomycetes Rank Genus | Family Neocallimastigaceae Order Neocallimastigomycota | |
Similar Neocallimastigomycota, Chytridiomycetes, Chytridiomycota, Ruminococcus, Fibrobacteres | ||
Medical vocabulary what does neocallimastix mean
A specialised group of chytrids grow in the rumen of herbivorous animals, where they degrade cellulose and thus play a primary role in the complex microbial ecology of the rumen.
Neocallimastix is a genus of obligately anaerobic rumen fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae.
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