Heterogastridiales

order of fungi

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Heterogastridiales is an order of fungi within the class Microbotryomycetes. These fungi are characterized as mycoparasitic, meaning they live on and derive nutrients from other fungi. Some members of this order may exhibit pycnidioid basidiocarps, which are fruiting bodies that resemble pycnidia, a type of asexual spore-producing structure. The genus Heterogastridium is an example within this order.1

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fungus
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Order Heterogastridiales Mycoparasitic; basidiocarps may be pycnidioid; example genus includes Heterogastridium. Order Microbotryales Pathogenic in plants (some cause smut); violet teliospores; example genera include Microbotryum and Ustilentyloma.
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Order Heterogastridiales Mycoparasitic; basidiocarps may be pycnidioid; example genus includes Heterogastridium. Order Microbotryales Pathogenic in plants (some cause smut); violet teliospores; example genera include Microbotryum and Ustilentyloma.
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