Pucciniomycotina

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Pucciniomycotina is a major subphylum of Basidiomycota that includes rust fungi and other diverse, often plant-parasitic, species.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pucciniomycotina canonical 1
Ustilaginomycotina 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungal subphylum
taxon
characteristicLifeCycle often complex with multiple spore stages
often heteroecious
contains biotrophic parasites
fungal plant pathogens
obligate plant pathogens
saprotrophic species
describedAs major subphylum of Basidiomycota
distinguishedFrom Agaricomycotina
linked to: Basidiomycota

Ustilaginomycotina
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole endophytes
plant pathogens
saprotrophs
economicImpact causes major crop diseases
reduces agricultural yields
hostRange angiosperms
ferns
gymnosperms
includes Agaricostilbomycetes
Classiculomycetes
Cryptomycocolacomycetes
Cystobasidiomycetes
Microbotryomycetes
Mixiomycetes
Pucciniales
Spiculogloeomycetes
Sympodiomycetes
Tritirachiomycetes
dimorphic fungi
plant-parasitic fungi
rust fungi
yeast-like fungi
kingdom Fungi
morphology often lacks typical basidiomata
produces basidia
notableMember Microbotryum violaceum
Puccinia graminis
Puccinia triticina
Uromyces appendiculatus
parentTaxon Basidiomycota
pathogenicity often highly host-specific
phylogeneticPosition basal lineage within Basidiomycota
reproduction asexual reproduction via various spore types
sexual reproduction via basidiospores
taxonRank subphylum
typicalHabitat on leaves and stems
on living plant tissues

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basidiomycota subdivision Pucciniomycotina
Basidiomycota subdivision Ustilaginomycotina
linked to: Pucciniomycotina