Agaricostilbomycetes

class of fungi

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The Agaricostilbomycetes are a class within the phylum Basidiomycota, kingdom Fungi. This class includes fungi that are either parasitic or saprotrophic. They are characterized by simple-septate basidiomycetes and can include jelly fungi. The class is divided into two orders: Agaricostilbales, which are mostly saprotrophic and have septate fruiting bodies, and Spiculogloeales, which are parasitic or saprotrophic and possess spinulose to granulose auricularoid basidia.1

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Class Agaricostilbomycetes Parasitic or saprotrophic; simple-septate basidiomycetes; contains 2 orders. Order Agaricostilbales Mostly saprotrophic; fruiting body is septate, with uniform hyphae; some have slender basidiospores, which may germinate by budding and may be solitary or clustered; example genera include Agaricostilbum and Chionosphaera.
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Class Agaricostilbomycetes Parasitic or saprotrophic; simple-septate basidiomycetes; contains 2 orders. Order Agaricostilbales Mostly saprotrophic; fruiting body is septate, with uniform hyphae; some have slender basidiospores, which may germinate by budding and may be solitary or clustered; example genera include Agaricostilbum and Chionosphaera.
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