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chytridiomycote

chy·trid·i·o·my·cote [ kə trìddee ə m kōt ] (plural chy·trid·i·o·my·cotes)


noun 
Definition:
 
motile single-celled organism: a single-celled organism, often regarded as a fungus, that lives in fresh water or damp soil and moves by means of a single backward-pointing whiplike appendage flagellum. Phylum Chytridiomycota.

[< modern Latin Chytridiomycota< Greek khutra "earthen pot" + mukēs "fungus"]
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