Its considerable genetic
distance from B. dendrobatidis (3.47–4.47% for the 1,513
18S + 28S rRNA base pairs) compared with the shallow divergences
between B. dendrobatidis isolates (6) warrants the description
of a unique species within the chytridiomycote order
Rhizophydiales (family incertae sedis): Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
spec. nov.