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3 unusual facts about Basidiomycota


Betalain

Betalain pigments occur only in the Caryophyllales and some Basidiomycota (mushrooms).

Dikaryon

In the Basidiomycota this is the dominate phase with most Basidiomycota monokaryons weakly growing ans short-lived.

Syncytium

Most fungi of Basidiomycota exist as a dikaryon in which threadlike cells are partially partitioned into segments each containing two differing nuclei.


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Rhodotorula

Rhodotorula is a pigmented yeast, part of the Basidiomycota phylum, quite easily identifiable by distinctive orange/red colonies when grown on SDA (Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar).


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