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Description: Chytrid parasites of marine diatoms. (A) Chytrid sporangia on Pleurosigma sp. The white arrow indicates the operculate discharge pore. (B) Rhizoids (white arrow) extending into diatom host. (C) Chlorophyll aggregates localized to infection sites (white arrows). (D and E) Single hosts bearing multiple zoosporangia at different stages of development. The white arrow in panel E highlights branching rhizoids. (F) Endobiotic chytrid-like sporangia within diatom frustule. Bars = 10 μm. For more details see: Hassett BT, Gradinger R (2016) "Chytrids dominate arctic marine fungal communities". Environ Microbiol, 18(6):2001–2009. doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13216.
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