Dimargaritales is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

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fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

in the monotypic Dimargaritomycetes class within the

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Kickxellomycotina Kickxellomycotina is a fungus grouping in the subkingdom of Zoopagomyceta . The name was changed from "Harpellomycotina", because "Kickxellomycotina" had an older stem. It came from the genus '' Kickxella'', named after Jean Kickx. Orders inc ...

. ''Dimargaritales'' was published in 1979, while ''Dimargaritomycetes'' was published by Tedersoo et al. in Fungal Diversity vol.90, Issue 1 on page 151 in 2018. It is

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...

. But can grow solitary on agar media, thus cold

facultative parasite A facultative parasite is an organism that may resort to parasitic activity, but does not absolutely rely on any host for completion of its life cycle. Examples of facultative parasitism occur among many species of fungi, such as family members ...

. Only one

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, Dimargaritaceae, exists, containing three

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

: * Dimargaritaceae **'' Dimargaris'' - 7 spp. **'' Dispira'' - 4 spp. **'' Tieghemiomyces'' - 2 spp. *Dimargaritales

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

**'' Spinalia''

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