1. Basidiomycota
Wendy Park
10C

2. Other names
The Club Fungi
Basidiomycotina

3. Introduction: Domain Eukarya Kingdom Fungi Phylum Basidiomycota
Class included:
Agaricomycotina
Pucciniomycotina
Ustilaginomycota

4. What is it? It was named Basidiomycetes in 1959 Filamentous fungi
comprised of roughly 25,000 species
Most= mushrooms
Shelf mushroom & puffballs
Others include asexual species, yeast, etc
It is found in virtually all terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic environment

5. Characteristics
Can’t identify morphological characteristics because they excessively vary from each other
Clamp connections= hyphal outgrowth= unique but not all Fungi group produce it
Production of ballistospores
Produced by basidia, hyphae, yeast cell, etc.
Disperse spores to air
Similar features with Ascomycetes

6. Usage Some edible Produce toxins visualize the cytoskeleton
Ex) paper production-> wood to decay

7. Impact human affairs and ecosystem functioning. Symbiotic lifestyles
Positive= carbon cycle=decomposer
Negative=frequent attack
Symbiotic lifestyles
Bad=diseases
Good=help plant obtain mineral nutrients, and they receive sugars
Others=insects

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