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.
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dikarya NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoopagomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microsporidia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rozella NERFINISHED ⓘ Rozellomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ paramicrosporidian lineages ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Holomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Fungi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nucleariida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Opisthokonta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | subkingdom-level clade ⓘ |
| taxonomicUncertainty | circumscription and internal relationships remain debated ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.