| Opisthosporidia | |
|---|---|
| Sporoblast of Fibrillanosema crangonycis (Microsporidian) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Opisthokonta |
| (unranked): | Holomycota |
| (unranked): |
Opisthosporidia |
| Groups | |
Opisthosporidia is the sister clade to the true fungi in which the Aphelida emerged as a basal clade. Also the Cryptomycota and the Microsporidia emerged in the Opisthosporida. The obsolete view was that true fungi emerged as sister clade of the Cryptomycota.