Home›Species›Taxonomy›BasidiomycotaTaxaBasidiomycotaPhylumReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe club fungi: a phylum whose members produce spores on club-shaped structures called basidia, most visibly in the mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi and rusts that make up the phylum's fruiting bodies. Basidiomycota includes the majority of fungi people would recognize as mushrooms, as well as many destructive plant pathogens.FactsBasidiomycotaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate32,000 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedPhylum / Division 2Scientific NameWell-attestedBasidiomycota 2ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1BasidiomycotaFilter Results7 entriesCommon GroupAllGilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (2)Other Fungi (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (2)Puffballs And Earthstars (1)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (1)HabitatAllTemperate Forest (1)Conservation StatusAllNot Evaluated (2)Everyday GroupAllGilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (2)Other Fungi (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (2)Puffballs And Earthstars (1)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (1)DietAllDetritivore or Scavenger (2)Parasitic (4)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (6)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (5)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Denmark (1)Norway (3)Sweden (3)United States (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Bird's Nest FungusBasidiomycotaCryptococcusBasidiomycotaEarthstarBasidiomycotaMalasseziaBasidiomycotaSmut FungusBasidiomycotaTremella mesentericaBasidiomycotaWitch's ButterBasidiomycotaConnectionsChild Taxon OfFungi, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeParent Taxon OfBird's Nest Fungus, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCryptococcus, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: CryptococcusEarthstar, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeMalassezia, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: MalasseziaSmut Fungus, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeTremella mesenterica, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Tremella mesentericaWitch's Butter, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ174698, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceWikidata: BasidiomycotaWikidata Q174698, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: CryptococcusParent Taxon Of: Cryptococcus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: MalasseziaParent Taxon Of: Malassezia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Tremella mesentericaParent Taxon Of: Tremella mesenterica, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceBasidiomycota (Wikipedia)In Group: Fungus Phyla, LeadQuote, In Group: Fungus Phyla, LeadThe Basidiomycota () are one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.