Basidiomycota

Agaricomycotina: Jelly Fungi, Yeasts, and Mushrooms :

- Information from the Tree of Life Web Project on this clade of the Basidiomycota including characteristics and a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships.
Basidiomycetes :

- A clearing house for research information about the basidiomycete fungi. Includes a list of laboratories focused on the basidiomycota, lists of basidiomycete species, conferences and other events, and an index of available genomic information.
Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles :

- Highlights research on the basidiomycetes of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Includes information on the range of habitats in this area and an illustrated species list.
Basidiomycota :

- Details from Wikipedia on the classification and typical life-cycle of members of this phylum.
Basidiomycota :

- Information on members of this phylum from MicrobeWiki, the student-edited microbiology resource, including their description and significance, cell structure and metabolism, and ecology.
Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi :

- Extensive information from the Tree of Life Web Project on this phylum including characteristics of the group and a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships.
Charismatic Megafungi: The Conservation of Waxcap Grasslands :

- Article on the largely unseen fungi which are an important part of ancient pastures. [PDF]
Checklist of UK Recorded Basidiomycota :

- Provides a searchable database of all the club fungi, rusts and smuts recorded in the United Kingdom.
Dimorphic Basidiomycetes :

- Information about the systematics, ecology, and evolution of basidiomycetous fungi having a yeast stage.
A Gallery of Scanning Electron Micrographs :

- Paul Stamets provides a number of images of spores and basidia.
Glossary of Terms :

- A useful list of the technical terms used in the study of fungi.
Jelly Fungi :

- Information and photographs of jelly fungi from the three orders Tremellales, Auriculariales and Dacrymycetales.
Jelly Fungus :

- These fungi are so named because their fruiting body appears to be the consistency of jelly. They are found in the orders Tremellales, Auriculariales, and Dacrymycetales.
Lawn Mushrooms :

- Information on a number of species of fungi that may be found growing on the lawn.
Mushrooms, the Hwarang and the Martial Arts :

- Article by Paul Stamets on the Asian martial artists who believe in the potency of various mushrooms to aid them on the path to perfection.
Natural Perspective: Order Agaricales :

- General description (with photos) of this order of mushrooms, including the Amanita, Agaricus, Russula, Tricholoma, Gomphidius, Coprinus, Waxy Cap (Hygrophoracea), and Bolete families.
Order Tremellales, Auriculariales, Uredinales and Ustilaginales :

- Many photographs of the rusts and smuts of the Uredinales and Ustilaginales, and a few of the jelly-like Tremellales.
An Overview of the Mushroom Life Cycle :

- Diagram illustrating the process by which a fungal spore can develop into an organism producing a spore-producing fruiting body.
Springbrook Research Centre :

- Environmental studies and observations of bioluminescent organisms and bioluminescent fungi at the Springbrook Research Centre, Queensland, Australia.
Subphylum Basidiomycotina :

- Illustrated account of the Basidiomycetes.