Neocallimastigomycota

phylum of fungi

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annotated classification

  • panther cap mushroom
    In fungus: Annotated classification

    Phylum Neocallimastigomycota Found in digestive tracts of herbivores; anaerobic; zoospores with one or more posterior flagella; lacks mitochondria but contains hydrogenosomes (hydrogen-producing, membrane-bound organelles that generate energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP); contains 1 class. Class Neocallimastigomycetes

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