Fungi classification : Alexopoulus and Mims Classification

Classification of Fungi by Alexopoulus and Mims

1. Alexopoulus C. J. and C. W. Mims (1979) Classification of Fungi Dr. K. Kannathasan Assistant Professor of Botany APA COLLEGE OF ARTS & CULTURE, PALANI 624 601

2. Kingdom: Mycetae Division I: Gymnomycota Division II: Mastigomycota Division III: Amastigomycota S.Div . I: Acrasiogymnomycotina S.Div . I: Haplomastigomycotina S.Div . I:Zygomycotina Class 1: Acrosiomycetes S.Class 1: Acrosiomycetidae Order 1: Acrosiales S. Class 2 : Dictyosteliomycetidae Order 1: Dictyosteliales S.Div . II: Plasmodiogymnomycotina Class 1: Protosteliomycetes Order 1: Protosteliales Class 2: Myxomycetes S.Class 1: Ceratiomyxomycetidae Order 1: Ceratiomyxales S.Class 2: Myxogastromycetidae Order 1: Liceales Order 2: Echinosteliales Order 3: Trichiales Order 4: Physarales S.Class 3: Stemonitomycetidae Order 1: Stemonitalales Class 1: Chytridiomycetes Order 1: Chytridiales Order 2: Harpochytriales Order 3: Blastocladiales Order 4: Monoblepharidales Class 2: Hyphochytridiomycetes Order 1: Hyphochytridiales Class 3: Plasmodioporomycetes Order 1: Plasmodioporales S.Div . II: Diplomastigomycotina Class 1: Oomycetes Order 1: Lagenidiales Order 2: Saprolegeniales Order 3: Leptomitales Order 4: Peronospales Class 1: Zygomycetes Order 1: Mucorales Order 2: Entomophthorales Order 3: Zoopagales Class 2 : Trichomycetes Order 1: Harpellales Order 2: Amoebidiales Order 3: Acellariales Order 4: Eccrinales S.Div . II: Ascomycotina Class 1: Ascomycetes S.Class 1: Hemiascomycetidae Order 1: Protomycetales Order 2: Endomycetales Order 3: Taphrinales S.Class 2: Plectomycetidae Order 1: Ascospherales Order 2: Elaphomycetales Order 3: Onygenales Order 4: Eurotiales Order 5: Microascales Continued….

3. S.Class 3: Hymenoascomycetidae Order 1: Erysiphales Order 2: Meliolales S.Class 4: Laboulbeniomycetidae Order 1: Laboulbeniales Order 2: Spathulosporales S.Class 5: Loculoascomycetidae Order 1: Myriangiales Order 2: Dothidiales Order 3: Pleosporales Order 4: Hysteriales Order 5: Hemisphaeriales S.Div . III: Basidiomycotina Class 1: Basidiomycetes Order 1: Aphyllophorales S.Class 2: Phragmobasidiomycetidae S.Class 1: Holobasidiomycetidae Order 2: Agaricales Order 3: Exobasidiales Order 4: Dacrymycetales Order 5:Tulasnellales Order 6:Brachybasidiales Order 7: Hymenogastrales Order 8: Sclerodermatales Order 9: Tulastomatales Order 10: Lycoperdales Order 11: Phallales Order 12: Nidulariales Order 1: Tremellales Order 2: Auriculariales Order 3: Septobasidiales S.Class 3: Teliomycetidae Order 1: Tremellales Order 2: Ustilaginales S.Div . IV: Deuteromycotina Form Class 1: Deuteromycetes Form S.Class 1: Blastomycetidae Form Order 1: Sporobolomycetales Form Order 2: Cryptococcales Form S.Class 2: Coelomycetidae Form Order 1: Sphaeropsidales Form S.Class 3:Hyphomycetidae Form Order 2: Melanconiales Form Order 1: Moniliales Form Order 2: Agonomycetales Reference: Alexopoulus , C. J. and C. W. Mims, 1979. Introductory Mycology, 3 rd Edition, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi