Heterobasidiomycetes

9.9

A group of fungi that includes rusts and smuts and often causes plant diseases

noun
/ˌhɛtərəʊˌbæsɪdiəˈmaɪsɪtiːz/

Specialized

: Heterobasidiomycetes

The Heterobasidiomycetes include important plant pathogens such as rusts and smuts.

Examples

Many agricultural diseases are caused by fungi from the Heterobasidiomycetes classification.
A mycologist specializes in studying the Heterobasidiomycetes group of fungi.
The Heterobasidiomycetes group includes various fungi species.
Many researchers study Heterobasidiomycetes for their ecological roles.
Many agricultural diseases are caused by fungi from the Heterobasidiomycetes classification.
The Heterobasidiomycetes include important plant pathogens such as rusts and smuts.
A mycologist specializes in studying the Heterobasidiomycetes group of fungi.

Synonyms

Tiliomycetes

vsHeterobasidiomycetes

Specialized

9.9

A group of fungi that includes smuts and rusts

is the same group but uses an alternate taxonomic term in other systems

Surface Forms

Heterobasidiomycetes singular

Heterobasidiomycetes plural

Morphology

Heterobasidiomycetes = heterobasidiomycete (opaque) = hetero + basidiomycete + s

The term is a technical taxonomic formation using scientific combining forms unfamiliar to average learners, so the plural form is not derivable from everyday knowledge.

Etymology

Heterobasidiomycetes comes from Greek parts: hetero- 'different', basid- like base 'a support or bottom', and -mycetes 'fungi', as in mycology. So, the name points to fungi with 'different' spore bases, which includes rusts and smuts.