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fungus order

/ˌfʌŋgəs ˌɔrdər/
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Definitions of fungus order
  1. noun
    the order of fungi
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    types:
    Erysiphales, order Erysiphales
    saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
    Sphaeriales, order Sphaeriales
    large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders
    Hypocreales, order Hypocreales
    used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
    Helotiales, order Helotiales
    order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium
    Sclerodermatales, order Sclerodermatales
    an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
    Hymenogastrales, order Hymenogastrales
    an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
    Mucorales, order Mucorales
    an order of mostly saprophytic fungi
    Entomophthorales, order Entomophthorales
    coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae
    Chytridiales, order Chytridiales
    simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
    Blastocladiales, order Blastocladiales
    fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
    Saprolegniales, order Saprolegniales
    order of chiefly aquatic fungi
    Peronosporales, order Peronosporales
    order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae
    Tuberales, order Tuberales
    small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps
    Lichenales, order Lichenales
    category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes
    Lechanorales, order Lechanorales
    category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia
    Agaricales, order Agaricales
    typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
    Endomycetales, order Endomycetales
    fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
    Aspergillales, Eurotiales, order Aspergillales, order Eurotiales
    order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
    Pezizales, order Pezizales
    order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps
    Tulostomatales, order Tulostomatales
    an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
    Lycoperdales, order Lycoperdales
    small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
    Nidulariales, order Nidulariales
    small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae
    Secotiales, order Secotiales
    an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
    Aphyllophorales, order Aphyllophorales
    includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
    Tremellales, order Tremellales
    fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic
    Auriculariales, order Auriculariales
    coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
    Uredinales, order Uredinales
    rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in
    Ustilaginales, order Ustilaginales
    parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes
    Moniliales, order Moniliales
    order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium
    Mycelia Sterilia, order Mycelia Sterilia
    order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage
    type of:
    order
    (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
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