Sharon Mozley-Standridge, Cochran Campus, Middle Georgia College and Joyce E. Longcore, School of Biology & Ecology, University of Maine Introduction Chytridiomycetes are true Fungi that require water to disperse throughout their environment. Unlike ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, or zygomycetes, chytrids, as they are commonly called, produce flagellated, asexual reproductive cells known as zoospores. Chytrid zoospores are readily