■Level: phylum
■Common name:
■Romanization: /shinkin mon/
■Alternate names: fifth kingdom (see Taxonomic placement below)
◆Description:
◆Taxonomic placement: There is debate about whether Eumycota should be placed under Fungi or parallel to it along with Animalia, Plantae and Protoctista (Protista). (See Taxacom Listserv Archives...)
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◇Up: Fungi 菌界(きんかい) /kin
kai/ - fungi, mushrooms
This entry was created by Benjamin Barrett.
Created 2000-08-1