Heterobasidiomycetes (Noun)
Meaning
Category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Heterobasidiomycetes is a class of fungi that encompasses various basidiomycetous species including rusts and smuts.
- The category Heterobasidiomycetes has been used in some classification systems to group together diverse basidiomycetous fungi.
- In older classification systems, Heterobasidiomycetes was a distinct class, but modern taxonomy has largely replaced it.
- Rusts and smuts are commonly classified under the category Heterobasidiomycetes due to their similar characteristics.
- Some researchers still use the term Heterobasidiomycetes to describe the collective group of fungi that includes rusts and smuts.