Relating to or belonging to the family Chytridiaceae or having characteristics of chytrid fungi.
From 'Chytridiaceae' plus the '-ous' suffix meaning 'of or relating to', following standard botanical terminology.
This adjective lets scientists quickly communicate that something has the ancient, aquatic fungal properties of chytrids without explaining the whole family tree.
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