The Microbotryomycetes are
class
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Common uses not otherwise categorized
* Class (biology), a taxonomic rank
* Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the
Pucciniomycotina
Pucciniomycotina is a subdivision of fungus within the division Basidiomycota. The subdivision contains 9 classes, 20 orders, and 37 families. Over 8400 species of Pucciniomycotina have been described - more than 8% of all described fungi. Th ...
subdivision of the
Basidiomycota. Until recently, the class contained four
orders: the
Heterogastridiales, the
Leucosporidiales, the
Microbotryales, and the
Sporidiobolales, which contained a total of 4
families
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, 25
genera, and 208
species
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.
The order
Kriegeriales, containing two families,
Kriegeriaceae and
Camptobasidiaceae, was defined in 2012.
References
Basidiomycota classes
Pucciniomycotina
Taxa named by Franz Oberwinkler
Taxa described in 2006
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