Aphelidium tribonemae

Species of eukaryote

Aphelidium tribonemae is a species within the Aphelid group. Their classification in the kingdom Fungi is a subject of controversy. Some argue for the classification of aphelids as ‘fungal animals', and for a period of time in the 1950s, aphids were classified as protists due to their amoeboid stage. Recently, molecular phylogenetics placed the aphelids within Opisthosporidia, a super phylum within Opisthokonta. Aphelids have posterior uniflagellate zoospores which place them as Opisthokonts. They are an early diverging lineage in Kingdom Fungi. While the aphelid group only contains three genera, it spans many both freshwater and marine ecosystems.

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