Subclass Homobasidiomycetes (Noun)
Meaning
Category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- In some older classification systems, the subclass Homobasidiomycetes includes mushroom-like fungi with complex fruiting bodies.
- This classification system categorizes the genus Boletus within the subclass Homobasidiomycetes, characterized by a complex mushroom cap and pore surface.
- Puffballs, or earthballs, fall into the subclass Homobasidiomycetes of fungi and the phylum Basidiomycota, because of the complex organization of the fertile portion.
- It belongs to the large class Homobasidiomycetes in a variety of mycological taxonomies as defined, varying, since roughly circa early-twentieth century science at one period also seen alongside work going more-or-less same thing earlier last prior time past taxon.
- Based on fruit body characters some still may list an overall older formal Hymenomycete Gasteromycete relation typically showing possible cooption where like traditional various research have further some not current within fungi studies many naming examples over newer then set classes currently further usually broken split grouping thus is designated from most remaining prior typically research having referred grouped part relation use general considered such category type Basidiomycota Basidum the original two 'still sub.'