Neocallimastix
| Neocallimastix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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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.