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Mycelium is aseptate and unbranched in basidiomycetes
 


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Monokaryotic mycelium of basidiomycetes show dolipore septum.
 


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Only asexual reproduction is seen in basidiomycetes.
 


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Fruiting body of basidiomycetes is basidiocarp
 


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Basidiomycetes (Club fungi) -

  • Basidiomycetes grow on moist soil, logs, trunks of trees or as parasites.
  • Mycelium is septate and branched. Both the monokaryotic and dikaryotic mycelia are seen. Dikaryotic mycelium show dolipore septum and clamp connections.
  • Asexual reproduction is absent in basidiomycetes.
  • Sexual organs are absent in basidiomycetes. 
  • Sexual reproduction is by somatogamy between cells of monokaryotic mycelium of opposite strains. It results in the formation of dikaryotic mycelium which gives rise to basidium.
  • In the basidium karyogamy takes place. The diploid nucleus undergoes meiosis and later basidiospores are formed exogenously on the basidium.
  • The fruiting body of basidiomycetes is called basidiocarp

Fruiting body of basidiomycetes is called basidiocarp.

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