Archimycetes

/ˌɑːrkɪmaɪˈsiːtiːz/ noun

A class or group of fungi representing the most primitive or ancestral forms.

From Greek 'archi-' (primitive, original) + 'mycetes' (fungi, from 'mykes' meaning fungus). Combines to describe the earliest evolutionary forms of fungi.

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