Organisms

Basidiomycota

A phylum of fungi that produce their sexual spores (basidiospores) on the outside of the basidium. It includes forms commonly known as mushrooms, boletes, puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi, jelly fungi, bracket or shelf fungi, and rust and smut fungi.

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A phylum of fungi that produce their sexual spores (basidiospores) on the outside of the basidium. It includes forms commonly known as mushrooms, boletes, puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi, jelly fungi, bracket or shelf fungi, and rust and smut fungi.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Basidiomycetes
  • Basidiomycete
  • Basidiomycotas

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

1999

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  1. B01w.300w.179w

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QW 180.5.B2

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Basidiomycota. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001487. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001487
  2. Basidiomycota. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basidiomycota
  3. Basidiomycota. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174698