The Exobasidiomycetes are a
class of
fungi
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sometimes associated with the abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues known as
galls. The class includes ''
Exobasidium camelliae'' Shirai, the camellia leaf gall and ''
Exobasidium vaccinii'' Erikss, the leaf and flower gall. There are eight
orders
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...
in the Exobasidiomycetes, including the
Ceraceosorales,
Doassansiales,
Entylomatales,
Exobasidiales
The Exobasidiales are an order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the po ...
,
Georgefischeriales
The Georgefischeriales are an order of smut fungi in the class Exobasidiomycetes. The order consists of four families, the Eballistraceae, the Georgefischeriaceae, the Gjaerumiaceae, and the Tilletiariaceae
The Tilletiariaceae are a family ...
,
Malasseziales,
Microstromatales and the
Tilletiales.
Four of the eight orders include
smut fungi. The families
Ceraceosoraceae and
Malasseziaceae were formally validated in 2009 for the orders Ceraceosorales and Malasseziales, respectively.
References
External links
Forestry Images - Exobasidiomycetes
Ustilaginomycotina
Fungus classes
Taxa described in 2007
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