Natural History

Gasteroid fungi

The gasteroid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota. Species were formerly placed in the obsolete class Gasteromycetes (literally "stomach fungi"), or the equally obsolete order Gasteromycetales, because they produce spores inside their basidiocarps (fruit bodies) rather than on an outer surface. However, the class is polyphyletic, as such species—which include puffballs, earthballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, bird's nest fungi, and false truffles—are not closely related to each other. Because they are often studied as a group, it has been convenient to retain the informal (non-taxonomic) name of "gasteroid fungi".

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• ▸Banc d'Arguin National Park
• ▸Geology of Hainan Island
• ▸Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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