Neocallimastigomycota
| Neocallimastigomycota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Neocallimastigomycota M.J. Powell 2007 |
| Class: | Neocallimastigomycetes M.J. Powell 2007 |
| Order: | Neocallimastigales J.L. Li, I.B. Heath & L. Packer |
| Family: | Neocallimastigaceae |
| Type genus | |
| Neocallimastix (I.B. Heath 1983) Vavra & Joyon | |
| Genera | |
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Aestipascuomyces | |
Wikispecies has information related to Neocallimastigomycota.
Neocallimastigomycota is a phylum containing anaerobic fungi, which are symbionts found in the digestive tracts of larger herbivores. Anaerobic fungi were originally placed within phylum Chytridiomycota, within Order Neocallimastigales but later raised to phylum level, a decision upheld by later phylogenetic reconstructions. It encompasses only one family.