In 1976, the name "Pneumocystis jiroveci" was proposed for the first time, to distinguish the organism found in humans from variants of Pneumocystis in other animals.
En 1976 propúxose por primeira vez o nome Pneumocystis jiroveci para distinguir o organismo que se encontraba nos humanos das variantes de Pneumocystis que aparecían noutros animais.