Basidiomycetes
- Also known as club fungi.
- The reproductive structure is basidium.
- Spores that are produced are called basidiospores.
- The vegetative structure is made up of primary or secondary mycelium.
- Vegetative reproduction is done by fragmentation.
- Sexual reproduction is done by the two vegetative or somatic cells creating a basidium.
- Basidiospores are produced in the basidium by the development of fruiting bodies called basidiocarps.
- Examples – Agaricus (found in mushrooms), Puccinia.
- Basidiomycetes include these groups: mushrooms, puffballs, jelly fungi, boletes, chanterelles, earth stars, smuts, rusts, mirror yeasts, and Cryptococcus, the human pathogenic yeast.
Basidiomycetes
Biological classification can be defined as a method used to categorize and group living organisms based on their characteristics and functions. And this is also known as taxonomy. R.H. Whittaker divided living organisms into 5 kingdoms based on their cellular structure, complexity, reproduction, mode of nutrition, and phylogenetic relationships. The five kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia, and Plantae.