Rozellomyceta

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Rozellomyceta is a group of early-diverging, often parasitic fungi-like microorganisms within the Opisthokonta that are important for understanding the evolution of fungi and related lineages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rozellomycota 2
Rozellomyceta canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
early-diverging fungal lineage
alsoKnownAs Rozellida sensu lato in some classifications
cellType unicellular eukaryotes
discoveredBy environmental DNA surveys
distinguishedFrom Chytridiomycota
Dikarya
Zoopagomycota
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole parasites of other eukaryotes
genomicFeature loss or reduction of typical fungal metabolic pathways in some lineages
reduced genomes in many parasitic members
habitat aquatic environments
host-associated microhabitats
soil
hasMember intracellular parasites
obligate parasites
hostRange animals
fungi
oomycetes
protists
importance important for reconstructing opisthokont evolution
key for understanding early evolution of fungi
includes Cryptomycota sensu lato
linked to: Cryptomycota

Microsporidia
Rozella
Rozellomycota
linked to: Rozellomyceta

paramicrosporidian lineages
isPartOf Holomycota
isRelatedTo Fungi
Nucleariida
kingdom Opisthokonta
lifestyle fungi-like
often parasitic
morphology often lack classical chitinous cell walls in some life stages
possess flagellated stages in some taxa
phylogeneticPosition early-diverging within Holomycota
sister to true fungi in some analyses
reproduction spore-forming
researchStatus poorly known diversity
subject of active phylogenomic research
supergroup Opisthokonta
taxonomicRank subkingdom-level clade
taxonomicUncertainty circumscription and internal relationships remain debated

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Opisthokonta includes Rozellomyceta
Holomycota includesTaxon Rozellomycota
linked to: Rozellomyceta
Rozellomyceta includes Rozellomycota
linked to: Rozellomyceta