Trichomycetes refers to a group of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the division
Zygomycota
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. Approximately 1060 species are known. They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living ...
that grow in the guts of
arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and cuticle made of chiti ...
s living in aquatic habitats.
The name is obsolete, having not been
validly published.
Species formerly placed in the Trichomycetes are now placed in the orders
Harpellales
The Harpellales are an order of fungi classified in the subdivision Kickxellomycotina. Thalli are either unbranched or branched, producing basipetal series of trichospores. Zygospores are biconical. Species in the order are found attached to th ...
and
Asellariales
The Asellariales are an order of fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms a ...
, both in the suborder
subdivision Kickxellomycotina
Kickxellomycotina is a fungus grouping. In the subkingdom of Zoopagomyceta .
The name was changed from "Harpellomycotina", because "Kickxellomycotina" had an older stem. It came from the genus '' Kickxella'', named after Jean Kickx.
Orders in ...
,
while
Amoebidiales and
Eccrinales
Eccrinales are an order of eukaryotes, previously thought to be zygomycete fungi belonging to the class Trichomycetes, but now considered to be members of the opisthokont
The opisthokonts () are a broad group of eukaryotes, including both the ...
are included in
Opisthokonta.
References
Zygomycota
Obsolete fungus taxa
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