Eumycetes (Noun)
Meaning
Category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The division Eumycota is also referred to as Eumycetes in some classifications to emphasize their perceived close relationships.
- Eumycetes include various fungi from simple molds to complex mushrooms and bracket fungi, each having unique characteristics.
- Some mycologists choose to categorize Eumycetes as the fundamental division, comprising various classes of fungi with cell walls composed of chitin.
- Recent research has shifted towards an even broader view of fungal classification, suggesting the use of Eumycetes and other divisions needs to be reassessed.
- In many older systems of classification, Eumycetes is used coextensively with Eumycota to keep track of vast fungal diversity.