Archaeorhizomycetes
| Archaeorhizomycetes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Taphrinomycotina |
| Class: | Archaeorhizomycetes Rosling and T.James |
| Order: | Archaeorhizomycetales Rosling and T.James |
| Family: | Archaeorhizomycetaceae Rosling and T.James |
| Genus: | Archaeorhizomyces Rosling and T.James |
| Type species | |
| Archaeorhizomyces finlayi Rosling and T.James (2011)
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Archaeorhizomycetes is a
The precise ecological role of the taxa is uncertain. While originally found to be seasonal, suggesting it was dependent on carbon compounds from the roots, when grown in culture, Archaeorhizomyces finlayi, was shown to be able to grow using either
Prior to the description by Rosling and colleagues, Archaeorhizomycetes was referred to as Soil Clone Group 1 or SCGI after it was originally discovered tundra soils and reported in 2003 by Schadt et al.
The name Archaeorhizomyces comes from the Greek arkhaio-, meaning ancient, which is in reference to the basality of the fungus, rhiza, in reference to roots, and mykes, in reference to fungi. Archaeorhizomyces finlayi, (named in honour of Roger D. Finlay) was the first species described. It is known from Scandinavia and North America.[1] A second species Archaeorhizomyces borealis was described in 2014 together with an estimate that the class may consist of close to 500 species based on sequences available in public databases.[6]