Basidiomycota
E159392
Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basidiomycota canonical | 11 |
| Agaricomycotina | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1151108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basidiomycota Context triple: [Ascomycota, sisterGroup, Basidiomycota]
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A.
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures called asci, and includes yeasts, molds, and many plant pathogens.
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B.
Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina is a major subphylum of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many ecologically and economically important molds, plant pathogens, and decomposers.
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C.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
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D.
Dikarya
Dikarya is a major fungal subkingdom that includes the sac fungi and club fungi, characterized by a life cycle stage in which cells contain two genetically distinct nuclei.
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E.
Hypocreales
Hypocreales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes that includes many species known as plant pathogens, endophytes, and producers of bioactive compounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basidiomycota Target entity description: Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
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A.
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a large and diverse phylum of fungi characterized by producing spores in sac-like structures called asci, and includes yeasts, molds, and many plant pathogens.
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B.
Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina is a major subphylum of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many ecologically and economically important molds, plant pathogens, and decomposers.
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C.
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a large class of sac fungi (Ascomycota) that includes many plant pathogens, endophytes, and decomposers characterized by flask-shaped fruiting bodies.
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D.
Dikarya
Dikarya is a major fungal subkingdom that includes the sac fungi and club fungi, characterized by a life cycle stage in which cells contain two genetically distinct nuclei.
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E.
Hypocreales
Hypocreales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes that includes many species known as plant pathogens, endophytes, and producers of bioactive compounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal phylum
ⓘ
phylum ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | chitin ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | production of sexual spores on basidia ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeatureFromAscomycota | sexual spores produced externally on basidia rather than in asci ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| economicImportance |
biotechnological applications
ⓘ
decomposition of organic matter ⓘ edible mushrooms as food ⓘ nutrient cycling in ecosystems ⓘ plant diseases in crops and forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicStructure | basidium ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveCellType | basidiospore ⓘ |
| includes |
agarics
ⓘ
bird's nest fungi ⓘ boletes ⓘ bracket fungi ⓘ chanterelles ⓘ earthstars ⓘ jelly fungi ⓘ many edible mushroom species ⓘ many poisonous mushroom species ⓘ mushrooms ⓘ polypores ⓘ puffballs ⓘ rust fungi ⓘ rust order Pucciniales ⓘ smut fungi ⓘ smut order Ustilaginales ⓘ stinkhorns ⓘ |
| includesEcologicalRole |
litter decomposer
ⓘ
mutualist ⓘ mycorrhizal symbiont ⓘ parasite ⓘ plant pathogen ⓘ saprotroph ⓘ wood decomposer ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| lifeCycleFeature |
dikaryotic mycelium stage
ⓘ
karyogamy occurring in basidia ⓘ meiosis occurring in basidia ⓘ |
| nutritionType | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction via conidia or budding
ⓘ
sexual reproduction on basidia ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Agaricomycotina
ⓘ
linked to:
Basidiomycota
Pucciniomycotina ⓘ Ustilaginomycotina ⓘ
linked to:
Pucciniomycotina
|
| superkingdom | Opisthokonta ⓘ |
| taxonRank | phylum ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
decaying wood
ⓘ
forest soils ⓘ plant tissues ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basidiomycota Description of subject: Basidiomycota is a major phylum of fungi that includes mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, and smuts, characterized by producing sexual spores on specialized cells called basidia.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Basidiomycota
linked to: Basidiomycota