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"Pneumocystis" redirects here. For the: pneumonia, see Pneumocystis pneumonia.
Class of fungi
| Pneumocystidomycetes | |
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| Pneumocystis carinii in tissue | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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)
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Pneumocystomycetes | |
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.
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