2-511: Hymenomycetes was formerly the largest taxonomic group of fungi within the division Basidiomycota , but the term is no longer taxonomically relevant. Many familiar fungi belong to this class, including bracket fungi and toadstools . This class contained the orders Agaricales , Boletales , and Russulales . The erstwhile class, now understood to be a polyphyletic assemblage of basidiomycetes, refers to fungi with fruit bodies whose hymenophore develops in an exposed manner, or only with
4-406: A veil ( velum ). These forms are termed gymnocarpic or hemiangiocarpic ontogeny , respectively. A contrasting example of hymenophore development is the puffballs , which undergo gasterocarpic development (hymenophore enclosed). This Basidiomycota -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Class (taxonomy) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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