Pneumocystidomycetes | |
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Pneumocystis carinii in tissue | |
Scientific classification | |
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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Species | |
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.