Abstract
Diplophlyctis asteroidea , a new chitinophilic species from acid bogs in Michigan, U.S.A., is described. Developmental features on agar and shrimp chitin in soil water are given based on 10 single-spore isolates in pure culture. Resting spore thalli are asexually formed following the Entophlyctis -type of development characteristic of zoosporangial thalli. A diagnostic key is provided for the identification of known chitinophilic species of Diplophlyctis Schroet.; focus is on the development and morphology of resting spores. Thallus development in the monocentric, eucarpic chytridiomycetes is emphasized; its significance in relation to current taxonomic problems is also discussed.
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