alexopolous fungi classification

 System proposed by Constantine John Alexopoulos

Alexopoulos and Mims (1979) placed all fungi including slime moulds in Kingdom Myceteae of Superkingdom Eukaryonta. Kingdom Myceteae included 3 divisions, 8 subdivisions, 11 classes.

KINGDOM MYCETEAE (Fungi, including slime molds)

                I. DIVISION GYMNOMYCOTA

                     1. Subdivision Acrasiogymnomycotina

                          Class Acrasiomycetes

                     2. Subdivision Plasmodiogymnomycotina

                          Class Protosteliomycetes

                          Class Myxomycetes  

                 II. DIVISION MASTIGOMYCOTA

                      3. Subdivision Haplomastigomycotina

                                    Class Chytridiomycetes

                                    Class Hyphochytridiomycetes

                                    Class Plasmodiophoromycetes

                   4. Subdivision Diplomastigomycotina

                                    Class Oomycetes

                 III. DIVISION AMASTIGOMYCOTA

                     5. Subdivision Zygomycotina

                                    Class Zygomycetes

                                    Class Trichomycetes

                  6. Subdivision Ascomycotina

                                 Class Ascomycetes

                                    Subclass Hemiascomycetidae

                                    Subclass Plectomycetidae    

                                    Subclass Hymenoascomycetidae (Pyrenomycetes)                   

                                             Subclass Laboulbeniomycetidae

                                    Subclass Loculoascomycetidae

                                  Class Discomycetes

                      7. Subdivision Basidiomycotina

                                 Class Basidiomycetes

                                    Subclass Holobasidiomycetidae (Hymenomycetes)          

                          Class Gasteromycetes

                                    Subclass Phragmobasidiomycetidae                             

                                                       Subclass Teliomycetidae

                     8. Subdivision Deuteromycotina

                                             Form-Class Deuteromyetes

                                                          Form-Subclass Blastomycetidae

                                                          Form-Subclass Coelomycetidae

                                                          Form-Subclass Hyphomycetidae