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Basidiomycota

Taxonomy
Basidiomycota is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fungi by Adl et al. (2005); and to Fungi by Taylor et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Basidiomycota Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1
2008Basidiomycota Taylor et al. p. 1027

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
—Basidiomycota
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—Basidiomycota

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Cl. Agaricomycetes Doweld 2001
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Or. Agaricales Underwood 1899 [gilled mushroom]
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Fm. Agaricaceae Chevallier 1826
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G. †Agaricites Meschinelli 1892
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†Agaricites conwentzi Platen 1907
†Agaricites wardianus Meschinelli 1892
Invalid names: Coprinaceae [synonym]
G. †Aureofungus Hibbett et al. 2003
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†Aureofungus yaniguaensis Hibbett et al. 2003
G. †Gerontomyces Poinar 2016
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†Gerontomyces lepidotus Poinar 2016
G. †Gondwanagaricites Heads et al. 2017
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†Gondwanagaricites magnificus Heads et al. 2017
G. †Palaeoagaracites Poinar and Buckley 2007
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†Palaeoagaracites antiquus Poinar and Buckley 2007
Fm. Tricholomataceae Heim ex Pouzar 1983
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G. †Archaeomarasmius Hibbett et al. 1997
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†Archaeomarasmius leggetti Hibbett et al. 1997
G. †Protomycena Hibbett et al. 1997
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†Protomycena electra Hibbett et al. 1997
Invalid names: Marasmiaceae Roze ex Kühner 1980 [empty]
G. †Graphiolites Fritel 1910
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†Graphiolites sabaleos Fritel 1910
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G. Geaster Micheli 1772
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†Geaster florissantensis Cockerell 1908
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G. †Dactyloporus Herzer 1893
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†Dactyloporus archaeus Herzer 1893
G. †Polyporites Lindley and Hutton 1833
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†Polyporites bowmanni Lindley and Hutton 1833
Invalid names: Agaricomycotina [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available