basidiomycete
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Meaning
any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
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In basidiomycete taxonomy, hyphae that comprise the fruiting body can be identified as generative, skeletal, or binding hyphae. citation *Generative hyphae are relatively undifferentiated and can develop reproductive structures.
Orchid mycorrhiza main All orchids are myco-heterotrophic at some stage during their lifecycle and form orchid mycorrhizas with a range of basidiomycete fungi.
Schematic of a typical basidiocarp, the dipoid reproductive structure of a basidiomycete, showing fruiting body, hymenium and basidia.