Basidiomycota

Basidiomycota are one of the Fungi phylum (Phylum - TaxonomyPhylum - Taxonomy
Phylum is the rank in [[Taxonomy of Living Organisms]], that comes after [[Kingdom - Taxonomy]] and before [[Class - Taxonomy]].

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) that belong to Dikarya subkingdom, as they have 2 nuclei per cell. They are considered "higher fungi" along with AscomycotaAscomycota
Ascomycota are one of the [[Fungi phylum]] that belong to Dikarya subkingdom, as they have 2 nuclei per cell. They are considered "higher fungi" along with [[Basidiomycota]].

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The feature that tells them apart from AscomycotaAscomycota
Ascomycota are one of the [[Fungi phylum]] that belong to Dikarya subkingdom, as they have 2 nuclei per cell. They are considered "higher fungi" along with [[Basidiomycota]].

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is their HymeniumHymenium
In MushroomMushroom
Mushrooms represent the fruiting bodies of certain types of [[Fungi]] that belong to Basidiomycota phylum. They produce spores, which helps the fungus spread.

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s, tissue that produces [[Mushroom Spore]]s is called Hymenium. Hymenium tissue forms a structure called [[Hymenophore]].

See [[Morphology of a Mushroom]]



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, which is called Basidiocarp. Their MushroomMushroom
Mushrooms represent the fruiting bodies of certain types of [[Fungi]] that belong to Basidiomycota phylum. They produce spores, which helps the fungus spread.

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s produce club-like structures called Basidia, because of which they are also known as "club fungi".

Basidiomycota has 3 subphyla, each with numerous classes:

  • Ustilaginomycotina
  • Pucciniomycotina
  • AgaricomycotinaAgaricomycotina
    Agaricomycotina is a subphylum of [[Basidiomycota]] which holds over 30000 species over 4 classes:


    [[Agaricomycetes]]
    Bartheletiomycetes
    Dacrymycetes
    Tremellomycetes




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