Pneumocystidomycetes

"Pneumocystis" redirects here. For the pneumonia, see Pneumocystis pneumonia.

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.

Pneumocystidomycetes
Pneumocystis jirovecii in tissue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Taphrinomycotina
Class:	Pneumocystidomycetes O.E.Erikss. & Winka (1997)
Order:	Pneumocystidales O.E.Erikss. (1994)
Family:	Pneumocystidaceae O.E.Erikss. (1994)
Genus:	Pneumocystis P.Delanoë & Delanoë (1912)
Type species
Pneumocystis carinii P.Delanoë & Delanoë (1912)
Species
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumocystis murina Pneumocystis oryctolagi Pneumocystis wakefieldiae
Synonyms
Pneumocystomycetes[1]