Pneumocystidomycetes | |
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Pneumocystis carinii in tissue | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Subdivision: | Taphrinomycotina |
Class: | Pneumocystidomycetes O.E.Erikss. & Winka (1997) |
Order: | Pneumocystidales O.E.Erikss. (1994) |
Family: | Pneumocystidaceae O.E.Erikss. (1994) |
Genus: | Pneumocystis P.Delanoë & Delanoë (1912) |
Type species | |
Pneumocystis carinii P.Delanoë & Delanoë (1912)
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Synonyms | |
Pneumocystomycetes[1] |
The Pneumocystidomycetes are a class of ascomycete fungi. It includes the single order Pneumocystidales, which contains the single monotypic family Pneumocystidaceae, which in turn contains the genus Pneumocystis, causative agent of Pneumocystis pneumonia.
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