Blastocladiomycota is one of seven currently recognized phyla within the kingdom Fungi.^[3] These zoosporic fungi are found in soil and fresh water habitats and are mostly detritivores, subsisting on decaying organic matter.^[4]

Three of the five families within Blastocladiomycota exclusively contain pathogens. These infect species such as water bears, the plankton Daphnia, nematodes, various aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, and mosquito larvae.^[4]

Blastoclades were originally included in the phylum Chytridiomycota until DNA sequencing in 2006 elevated it and its "sister phyla" Neocallimastigomycota.^[1]

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