Neocallimastix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Neocallimastigomycota |
Class: | Neocallimastigomycetes |
Order: | Neocallimastigales |
Family: | Neocallimastigaceae |
Genus: |
Neocallimastix Vavra & Joyon ex I.B.Heath (1983) |
Type species | |
Neocallimastix frontalis (R.A.Braune) Vavra & Joyon ex I.B.Heath (1983) |
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Species | |
N. frontalis |
N. frontalis
N. hurleyensis
N. joyoni
N. patriciarum
N. variabilis
Neocallimastix is a genus of obligately anaerobic rumen fungi in the family Neocallimastigaceae. 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.