Pneumocystis jirovecii is an organism that causes pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in HIV/AIDS and other immunocompromised patient populations. Originally, Pneumocystis jirovecii was classified as protozoa but has been reclassified as fungi. Based on your knowledge of eukaryotic classification history, describe some characteristics that may have caused the initial classification and then the reclassification.
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