Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Protozoa - (Phylum) Myxomycota

Original entries

Stemonitomycetidae (Subclass) I.K. Ross, 1973

Subsequent entries

Exosporeae (Subclass) T. Macbr. (1899)		Ref: T.H. Macbride, 1899: 17.
Myxogastres (Subclass) T. Macbr. (1899)		Ref: T.H. Macbride, 1899: 20.
Phytomyxinae (Subclass) T. Macbr. (1899)		Ref: T.H. Macbride, 1899: 16.

Current position

Myxomycota (Phylum) Margulis, 1996

Ref: P.M. Kirk et al., 2001: 569.

Alternative positions

Myxomycota (Division) Margulis (1996)	Ref: H.W. Keller, 1982: 165.
plasmodial slime molds (Phylum)	Ref: L. Margulis et al., 1990: xiv.
Thallophyta (Division) Endl. (1836)	Ref: T.H. Macbride, 1899: 13. [inferred rank]

Historical positions

Myxomycota (Phylum) Margulis, 1996	Ref: P.M. Kirk et al., 2001: 346, 347; 569.
Mycetozoa (Phylum) de Bary, 1873	Ref: P.M. Kirk et al., 2001: 652. [alternative position]
Myxomycota (Phylum) Margulis, 1996	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1998: 134.
plasmodial slime molds (Phylum)	Ref: L. Margulis et al., 1990: xiv. [alternative name]
Myxomycota (Division) Margulis (1996)	Ref: H.W. Keller, 1982: 165.
Myxomycota (Division) Margulis (1996)	Ref: L.J. Audus & V. Heywood, 1981
Myxomycota (Division) Margulis (1996)	Ref: F. Weberling & H.O. Schwantes, 1972: 252.
Thallophyta (Division) Endl. (1836)	Ref: T.H. Macbride, 1899: 13, 16. [inferred rank]
Fungi (Subdivision) (Jahn & Jahn, 1959)	Ref: T.H. Macbride, 1899: 13. [excluded]

Number of Subtaxa

1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	43g700s
1983		6o13f43g
1982	H.W. Keller: 165	[5o10f56g550s]
1981	L.J. Audus & V. Heywood	~400s