Classiculomycetes

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Classiculomycetes
Classicula sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Subdivision: Pucciniomycotina
Class: Classiculomycetes
R.Bauer, Begerow, J.P. Samp., M.Weiss & Oberw. (2006)[2]
Order: Classiculales
R.Bauer, Begerow, Oberw. & Marvanová (2003)[1]
Family: Classiculaceae
R.Bauer, Begerow, Oberw. & Marvanová (2003)[1]
Genera

Classicula
Jaculispora

The Classiculomycetes are a

monotypic genera.[3]

They belong to a group called "aquatic Hyphomycetes" which grow on submerged decaying plant matter. This is only an informal descriptive group which is divided phylogenetically between asco types (the great majority) and basidio types. The Classiculomycetes belong to the small basidio minority.[4]

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