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IRMNG taxon details

Fungi

4  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:4)

  1. Biota
  2. Fungi
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  1. Phylum Aphelidiomycota
  2. Class Ascoblastomycetes
  3. Phylum Ascomycota
  4. Phylum Basidiomycota
  5. Phylum Blastocladiomycota
  6. Genus Casparyotorula J. Rikkinen, A. R. Schmidt & E. Kettunen in Kettunen et al., 2015
  7. Phylum Chytridiomycota
  8. Phylum Curlevskiomycota
  9. Genus Dennisiellinites J.M. Bannister, J.G. Conran & D.E. Lee, 2016 †
  10. Phylum Entomophthoromycota
  11. Phylum Fungi incertae sedis
  12. Phylum Glomeromycota
  13. Phylum Monoblepharomycota
  14. Genus Mucorites Meschinelli ex Lindau, 1900 †
  15. Genus Mycelites W. Roux, 1887 †
  16. Genus Mycobystrovia Goujet & Locquin, 1979 †
  17. Phylum Nematophyta †
  18. Phylum Neocallimastigomycota
  19. Genus Nimbosphaera C.J. Harper & M. Krings, 2019 †
  20. Genus Ourasphaira C.C. Loron, R.H. Rainbird, E.C. Turner, J.W. Greenman & E.J. Javaux, 2019 †
  21. Genus Palaeozoosporites C. Strullu-Derrien, 2015
  22. Genus Perexiflasca M. Krings, C.J. Harper & E.L. Taylor, 2017 †
  23. Genus Pilula S.D. Harker & W.A.S. Sarjeant ex S.D. Harker & W.A.S. Sarjeant, 1992 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  24. Genus Polycellaria H.D. Pflug, 1965 †
  25. Genus Prototaxites J.W. Dawson, 1859 †
  26. Genus Ramanujamosporites S.G. Lanjewar, S.D. Puranik, R.S. Sakundarwar & P.D. Burghate ex R.K. Saxena, P.M. Kirk & S.G. Lanjewar, 2025 †
  27. Genus Ramichloridiopsis M. Silva & R.W. Barreto, 2016
  28. Genus Rhyniomycelium M. Krings & C.J. Harper, 2023 †
  29. Phylum Rozellomycota
  30. Phylum Sanchytriomycota
  31. Genus Scepasmatocarpion M. Krings & T.N. Taylor, 2015 †
  32. Genus Tentaculophagus A.B. Doweld, 2014
  33. Genus Trewinomyces M. Krings, T.N. Taylor & H. Martin, 2016 †
  34. Genus Triskelia C. Strullu-Derrien & A. Le Hérissé in Strullu-Derrien et al., 2020 †
  35. Genus Windipila M. Krings & C.J. Harper, 2017 †
  36. Phylum Zygomycota
  37. Phylum Aphelida accepted as Aphelidiomycota (zoological termination; botanical treatment preferred at this time in IRMNG)
  38. Phylum Basidiobolomycota accepted as Zygomycota
  39. Phylum Calcarisporiellomycota accepted as Zygomycota
  40. Phylum Caulochytriomycota accepted as Chytridiomycota
  41. Genus Celluloxylon J.W. Dawson, 1881 † accepted as Prototaxites J.W. Dawson, 1859 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Phylum Eumycota (former Division (=Phylum) of Plantae, now Kingdom)
  43. Phylum Kickxellomycota accepted as Zygomycota
  44. Phylum Monoblepharomycota accepted as Chytridiomycota
  45. Phylum Mortierellomycota accepted as Zygomycota
  46. Genus Mucorites Meschinelli, 1898 † accepted as Mucorites Meschinelli ex Lindau, 1900 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, not validly published (no generic description))
  47. Phylum Mucoromycota accepted as Zygomycota
  48. Genus Nematophycus Carruthers, 1872 † accepted as Prototaxites J.W. Dawson, 1859 † (illegitimate substitute name)
  49. Genus Nematophyton J.W. Dawson, 1888 † accepted as Prototaxites J.W. Dawson, 1859 † (illegitimate substitute name)
  50. Phylum Olpidiomycota accepted as Chytridiomycota
  51. Genus Petsamomyces M.Y. Belova, 2006 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, Not validly published)
  52. Genus Pilula S.D. Harker & W.A.S. Sarjeant in Harker et al., 1990 † accepted as Pilula S.D. Harker & W.A.S. Sarjeant ex S.D. Harker & W.A.S. Sarjeant, 1992 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  53. Genus Ramanujamosporites S.G. Lanjewar, S.D. Puranik, R.S. Sakundarwar & P.D. Burghate, 2015 accepted as Ramanujamosporites S.G. Lanjewar, S.D. Puranik, R.S. Sakundarwar & P.D. Burghate ex R.K. Saxena, P.M. Kirk & S.G. Lanjewar, 2025 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, Invalid: Art. F.5.1 (Shenzhen))
  54. Phylum Zoopagomycota accepted as Zygomycota
  55. Phylum Fungi (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Nomenclature ICBN  
Nomenclature ICBN [details]

Taxonomic remark Although once classified as plants, in recent decades Fungi have been recognised as their own kingdom, more closely related...  
Taxonomic remark Although once classified as plants, in recent decades Fungi have been recognised as their own kingdom, more closely related to animals than plants, although some groups previously treated as fungi are now in Protozoa and/or Chromista. Opinions vary as to whether or not the Microsporidia, a protistan group closely related to fungi, should be classified in this kingdom or not; Ruggiero et al., 2015, treats the latter as Protozoa, however IRMNG presently follows Wijayawardene et al., 2020 who re-rank Microsporidia as a subphylum within the fungal phylum Rozellomycota. The somewhat mysterious fossil group nematophytes (Nematophyta) is also presently considered to have been allied to the Fungi although this interpretation may change in the future. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Fungi. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=4 on 2025-11-10
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2015-01-29 10:00:48Z
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2017-03-15 22:20:16Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Cavalier-Smith, T. (1981). Eukaryote kingdoms: Seven or nine?. <em>Biosystems.</em> 14(3-4): 461-481., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/0303-2647(81)90050-2 [details] 

additional source Wijayawardene, N. N., et al. (2020). Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. <em>Mycosphere.</em> 11(1): 1060-1456., available online at https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8 [details] 

additional source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
note: as Eumycota (Division/Phylum within Plantae) [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] 
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Nomenclature ICBN [details]

Taxonomic remark Although once classified as plants, in recent decades Fungi have been recognised as their own kingdom, more closely related to animals than plants, although some groups previously treated as fungi are now in Protozoa and/or Chromista. Opinions vary as to whether or not the Microsporidia, a protistan group closely related to fungi, should be classified in this kingdom or not; Ruggiero et al., 2015, treats the latter as Protozoa, however IRMNG presently follows Wijayawardene et al., 2020 who re-rank Microsporidia as a subphylum within the fungal phylum Rozellomycota. The somewhat mysterious fossil group nematophytes (Nematophyta) is also presently considered to have been allied to the Fungi although this interpretation may change in the future. [details]
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