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Phycomycetes

Taxonomy
Phycomycetes is an unranked clade. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Fungi by Knowlton (1919); and to Fungi by Andrews (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Phycomycetes Knowlton
1970Phycomycetes Andrews
1985Mohgaonospora Singhai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
—Phycomycetes
RankNameAuthor
—Phycomycetes

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Phycomycetes
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G. †Achlyites Meschinelli 1898
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†Achlyites penetrans Duncan 1898
G. Entophlyctis Fischer 1892
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†Entophlyctis lobata Gupta 1970
G. †Mucorites Meschinelli 1898
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†Mucorites combrensis Renault 1898
G. †Phycomycites Ellis 1915
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G. Protomyces Unger 1832
G. †Protomycites Meschinelli 1892
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G. †Peronosporoides Berry 1916
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†Peronosporoides palmi Berry 1916
G. Sclerospora Saccardo
Invalid names: Mohgaonospora Singhai 1985 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleogene to the top of the Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) Mohgaonospora eocenum (224606)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Phycomycetes indet. (224618)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India (West Bengal) Entophlyctis lobata (224677)