Leotiomycetes
E659028
Leotiomycetes is a class of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many plant pathogens and saprobes, characterized by producing their spores in apothecia or similar cup-like fruiting bodies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal class
ⓘ
taxonomic class ⓘ |
| ascocarpType | apothecial ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | chitin ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cup-like fruiting bodies
ⓘ
production of spores in apothecia ⓘ |
| containsOrder |
Erysiphales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helotiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Leotiales NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhytismatales NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelebolales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | cup fungi ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
endophyte
ⓘ
lichenicolous fungus ⓘ plant pathogen ⓘ saprobe ⓘ |
| habitat |
plant tissues
ⓘ
soil ⓘ terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | filamentous mycelium ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Dikarya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leotiomyceta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hyphalType | septate hyphae ⓘ |
| importance |
economically important plant pathogens
ⓘ
important decomposers of organic matter ⓘ |
| includes |
needle cast fungi
ⓘ
plant pathogens ⓘ powdery mildew fungi ⓘ saprobes ⓘ snow mold fungi ⓘ |
| includesPathogensOf |
angiosperms
ⓘ
crops ⓘ forest trees ⓘ gymnosperms ⓘ |
| isA | filamentous ascomycete fungi ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| lifeCycle |
asexual reproduction via conidia
ⓘ
sexual reproduction via asci ⓘ |
| nutritionMode | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
apothecium
ⓘ
cup-like ascocarp ⓘ |
| sporeDispersal | airborne ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospore ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typeOfAscomycete | Pezizomycotina ascomycete ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.