Dikarya
E131950
Dikarya is a major fungal subkingdom that includes the sac fungi and club fungi, characterized by a life cycle stage in which cells contain two genetically distinct nuclei.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dikarya canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal subkingdom
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | chitin ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cells with two genetically distinct nuclei
ⓘ
dikaryotic stage ⓘ |
| commonName | Dikarya self-link ⓘ |
| contains | most described fungal species ⓘ |
| describedAs | subkingdom containing Ascomycota and Basidiomycota ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
decomposer
ⓘ
mutualist ⓘ pathogen ⓘ |
| geneticFeature | nuclear fusion (karyogamy) following dikaryotic stage ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicStructure | septate hyphae (in most members) ⓘ |
| hasLifeCycleStage | dikaryon ⓘ |
| hasMember |
lichen-forming fungi
ⓘ
many filamentous fungi ⓘ mushrooms ⓘ rust fungi ⓘ smut fungi ⓘ yeasts (some species) ⓘ |
| hasNuclearPhase | n+n dikaryotic phase ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Opisthokonta ⓘ |
| importance |
includes many human and animal pathogens
ⓘ
includes many plant pathogens ⓘ includes many species used in biotechnology ⓘ includes many species used in food production ⓘ |
| includesGroup |
club fungi
ⓘ
sac fungi ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Ascomycota
ⓘ
Basidiomycota ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| lifeCycleFeature | extended dikaryotic mycelium in many species ⓘ |
| metabolism | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| nomenclaturalCode | International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants ⓘ |
| phylogeneticStatus | monophyletic group (widely accepted) ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| sexualReproductionFeature |
formation of asci in Ascomycota
ⓘ
formation of basidia in Basidiomycota ⓘ |
| sporeType |
asexual spores
ⓘ
sexual spores ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Fungi ⓘ |
| superdivisionOf |
Ascomycota
ⓘ
Basidiomycota ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subkingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.