Neocallimastix
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| Neocallimastix | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Neocallimastigomycota |
| Class: | Neocallimastigomycetes |
| Order: | Neocallimastigales |
| Family: | Neocallimastigaceae |
| Genus: | Neocallimastix Vavra & Joyon ex I.B.Heath (1983)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Neocallimastix frontalis (R.A.Braune) Vavra & Joyon ex I.B.Heath (1983)
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Neocallimastix is a genus of obligately anaerobic rumen fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae.[4] 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.
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