| Rozellomyceta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Subkingdom: | Rozellomyceta Tedersoo, Sánch.-Ram., Kõljalg, M. Bahram, M. Döring, Schigel, T.W. May, M. Ryberg & Abarenkov |
| Synonyms | |
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Rozellomyceta is a subkingdom in the kingdom Fungi. In the consensus accepted by fungus researchers as of 2024, it contains only the Rozellomycota, which in turn contains Microsporidia as a class. [1] [2]
An earlier view by fungus researchers divides it into two phylums, the Rozellomycota and Microsporidia as a phylum. [3] A more fitting name for Microsporidia as a phylum could be Microsporidiomycota Benny 2007. This is no longer done because "recent phylogenies indicate that Microsporidia are deeply nested within Rozellomycota". [2]
Protists do not agree with the assignment of this subkingdom as fungi, because they subscribe to a narrow view of fungi as an osmotropic-only lineage (the eumycota), while this clade is largely phagotrophic. They believe that this clade should be the responsibility of protozoologists. [1]
- Under older protist classification, the included taxa are sometimes classified under the subkingdom Sarcomastigota within the kingdom Protozoa instead, [4] although Sarcomastigota is considered paraphyletic. [5]
- Under another style of protist classification, this group belongs in Opisthosporidia. This too is paraphyletic. [6]
- Protists that have accepted the current phylogeny proposes the name Opishophagea for what they call "Rosalida + Microsporidia". [7]