Kingdom Fungi Subdivision Taphrinomycotina Higher classification Taphrinomycotina | Division Ascomycota Scientific name Pneumocystidomycetes Rank Class | |
 | ||
Order Pneumocystidales
O.E.Erikss. (1994) Family Pneumocystidaceae
O.E.Erikss. (1994) Genus Pneumocystis
P.Delanoë & Delanoë (1912) Similar Neolecta, Taphrinomycotina, Lichinomycetes, Orbiliomycetes, Arthoniomycetes | ||
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.
References
Pneumocystidomycetes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA