Basidiomycota- Collybia tuberosa
The fungi belonging to Phylum Basidiomycota are either unicellular or multicellular, sexual or asexual, terrestrial or aquatic. The sexual spores of the fungi are borne externally on a club-shaped structure called a basidium. The basidium is the cell in which karyogamy, or nuclear fusion, occurs.
The fungi in Phylum Basidiomycota are available for many different commercial uses. The cultivated and wild mushrooms are eaten. Certain enzymes from wood-decaying Basidiomycota have potential applications in paper production and bioremediation. Species of Psilocybe are cultivated for the illicit drug trade.
Examples of fungi in Phylum Basidiomycota include: mushrooms, puffballs, and stinkhorns
Basidiomycota- Lycoperdon umbrinum
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