The Major Groups of Basidiomycetes

Abstract

The basidiomycetes are classified into the orders that are: Auriculariales, Uredinales, Septobasidiales, Ustilaginales, Tremalleles, Tulasnellales, Dacrymycetales, Exobasidiales, Agaricales, Hymenogastrales, Lycoperdales, Phallales, Sphaerobolales, and Nidulariales. The above classification is mainly based on the morphological structure of the basidia and basidiospores, as well as the host they are found on (if parasites), or their location (if saprophytes).