are basidiomycetes helpful or harmful
Description of Basidiomycota. Basidiomycota: A phylum of fungi that produce their sexual spores (basidiospores) on the outside of the basidium. It includes forms commonly known as mushrooms, boletes, puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi, jelly fungi, bracket or shelf fungi, and rust and smut fungi.escription of Basidiomycota. Basidiomycota: A phylum of fungi that produce their sexual spores (basidiospores) on the outside of the basidium. It includes forms commonly known as mushrooms, boletes, puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, bird's-nest fungi, jelly fungi, bracket or shelf fungi, and rust and smut fungi. The Basidiomycota Division of the Fungi Kingdom contains mushrooms, jelly fungi, polypores, tooth fungi, crust fungi, chanterelles, coral fungi, and puffballs. Most of the fungi you would find in a yard, forest, or field is in the Basidiomycota Division.These fungi have fleshy bodies and many of them are edible.ne thing to remember is that mushrooms, puffballs, etc. are only a part of the fungus. The main body of a fungus is a network of tiny threads, called mycelia, which are usually hidden under tree bark, dead leaves, or soil. The part of the fungus that you see is much like a flower on a larger plant. More specifically the Basidiomycota include these groups: mushrooms, puffballs, stinkhorns, bracket fungi, other polypores, jelly fungi, boletes, chanterelles, earth stars, smuts, bunts, rusts, mirror yeasts, and the human pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus.reviously the entire Basidiomycota were called Basidiomycetes, an invalid class level name coined in 1959 as a counterpart to the Ascomycetes, when neither of these taxa were recognized as phyla. The terms basidiomycetes and ascomycetes are frequently used loosely to refer to Basidiomycota and Ascomycota. Ascomycota is a division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya.Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes.owever, some species of the Ascomycota are asexual, meaning that they do not have a sexual cycle and thus do not form asci or ascospores. Basidiomycota (club fungi): Basidiomycetes also possess septate hyphae. The sexual spores, called basidiospores, are produced by a club-shaped structure called a basidium. In mushrooms the basidia are found along the gills or pores on the underside of the cap.Some mushrooms produce toxins that are lethal to humans.ungi have been classically characterized and classified by the appearance of their colony (color, size, etc), hyphal organization (septate or coenocytic), and the structure and organization of reproduction spores. More recently, however, ribosomal RNA sequences are being used to further categorize these organisms. Symbiotic Basidiomycota include important plant pathogens, such as rusts (Uredinales) and smuts (Ustilaginales), which attack wheat and other crops.Other symbiotic Basidiomycota cause diseases in animals, including humans. Not all symbiotic Basidiomycota cause obvious harm to their partners, however.ymbiotic Basidiomycota include important plant pathogens, such as rusts (Uredinales) and smuts (Ustilaginales), which attack wheat and other crops. They are called sac fungi because their sexual spores, called ascospores, are produced in a sac or ascus. Asexual reproduction is via conidiospores. The Ascomycetes include fungi that cause chestnut blight and Dutch elm disease. Claviceps purpurea is a parasite on rye grass that causes ergot.ungi have been classically characterized and classified by the appearance of their colony (color, size, etc), hyphal organization (septate or coenocytic), and the structure and organization of reproduction spores. More recently, however, ribosomal RNA sequences are being used to further categorize these organisms. Some of the most frequently isolated molds and fungi in this study were: Alternaria alternata, Ophiostoma piceae, Ophiostoma piliferum, and Nectria cinnabarina. Some species of Basidiomycota are pathogens for both plants and animals.However, they are not all harmful. Some form symbiotic relationships with the roots of vascular plants. The bastidiomycota help the plants obtain nutrients from the soil, and in return recieve sugars produced through photosynthesis.Bastidiomycota also form symbiotic relationships with insects.owever, they are not all harmful. Some form symbiotic relationships with the roots of vascular plants. The bastidiomycota help the plants obtain nutrients from the soil, and in return recieve sugars produced through photosynthesis. Bastidiomycota also form symbiotic relationships with insects. Fungi have been classically characterized and classified by the appearance of their colony (color, size, etc), hyphal organization (septate or coenocytic), and the structure and organization of reproduction spores. More recently, however, ribosomal RNA sequences are being used to further categorize these organisms.ungi have been classically characterized and classified by the appearance of their colony (color, size, etc), hyphal organization (septate or coenocytic), and the structure and organization of reproduction spores. More recently, however, ribosomal RNA sequences are being used to further categorize these organisms. Fungi can be harmful to humans because it can cause infections and  diseases. These may include lung infections, athlete's foot or  ringworm.1 person found this useful. Edit.ungi can be harmful to humans because it can cause infections and  diseases. These may include lung infections, athlete's foot or  ringworm. 1 person found this useful. Edit.
They are helpful.