Basidiomycetes – The Club Fungi 1 Basidiomycetes (Gk basidium small base, mykes fungus) are the most advanced and most commonly seen fungi as their fructifications are often large and conspicuous, eg, mushrooms (gill fungi), toadstools, puff balls, bracket fungi, etc 2 The class contains about 25,000 species 3• Fungi are a monophyletic group, and all fungi share certain key characteristics B Morphology of Fungi 1 heterotrophs digest food with secreted enzymes "exoenzymes" (external digestion) 2 have cell walls made of chitin 3 most are multicellular, with slender filamentous units called hyphae (Label the diagram below – Use TextbookClub Fungi Club fungi are considered the most highly evolved fungi They are an important group with about 16,000 known species The phylum Basidiomycota contains several subgroups whose relationships are not entirely clear One subgroup, the "higher" club fungi, include those that produce large fruiting bodies such as mushrooms, puffballs, or
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