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
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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
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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, 3rd Edition, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi