Ustilaginomycotina
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Ustilaginomycotina refers to a subphylum within the phylum Basidiomycota
of the kingdom Fungi, consisting of the classes Entorrhizomycetes
, Ustilaginomycetes
, Exobasidiomycetes
and the order Malassezia.
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla that, together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom Dikarya within the Kingdom Fungi...
of the kingdom Fungi, consisting of the classes Entorrhizomycetes
Entorrhizomycetes
The Entorrhizomycetes are a class of fungi in the Basidiomycota phylum. It contains the single order Entorrhizales, which in turn contains the single family Entorhizaceae, a small group of teliosporic root parasites that form galls on plants in the Juncaceae and Cyperaceae families....
, Ustilaginomycetes
Ustilaginomycetes
Ustilaginomycetes is the class of true smut fungi. They are plant parasites with about 1400 recognised species in 70 genera....
, Exobasidiomycetes
Exobasidiomycetes
The Exobasidiomycetes are a class of fungi sometimes associated with the abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues known as galls. The class includes Exobasidium camelliae Shirai, the camellia leaf gall and Exobasidium vaccinii Erikss, the leaf and flower gall...
and the order Malassezia.