← Back to the catalogue Amphibian chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Longcore, Pessier & D.K.Nichols Plate · Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Enlarged model, not to scale Description An aquatic fungus with swimming spores that infect the skin of frogs, toads and salamanders, upsetting their salt balance. Curiosity It has been linked to the decline of some 500 amphibian species worldwide. Sources GBIF · Wikidata
