Autobasidiomycetes

/ˌɔːtōbəˌsɪdiōmaɪˈsiːtiːz/ noun

A group of fungi characterized by autobasidia, or a fungal class that produces spores through the direct basidial method.

From 'autobasidium' plus Greek 'myketes' (fungi). The term combines the spore-bearing structure type with the Greek word for fungi, a technical classification system.

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