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Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has redefined the Cantharellales. [4] As well as the Cantharellaceae (chanterelles and their allies, inclusive of the Craterellaceae), the order currently comprises fungi with morphologically diverse sporocarps (fruit bodies) within the Aphelariaceae (clavarioid fungi), Botryobasidiaceae (corticioid fungi), Ceratobasidiaceae ...
The Cantharellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Cantharellales.The family contains the chanterelles and related species, a group of fungi that superficially resemble agarics (gilled mushrooms) but have smooth, wrinkled, or gill-like hymenophores (spore-bearing undersurfaces).
The Pezizales are an order of the subphylum Pezizomycotina within the phylum Ascomycota.The order contains 16 families, 199 genera, and 1683 species. [1] It contains a number of species of economic importance, such as morels, the black and white truffles, and the desert truffles.
An important ecosystem function associated with biodiversity is pest control. [23] Control species can suppress pest populations and reduce loss of crop yields without the negative impacts of chemical pesticides. [24] This has economic benefits and maintaining natural pest control is important to humanity's ability to grow crops. [25]
They are of great importance to land flora because of their contributions to soil systems. In soil they help to decompose the organic matter of dead organisms so the molecules can be taken up anew by plants. While this role is also played by fungi, Actinomycetota are much smaller and likely do not occupy the same ecological niche.
Sclerotia are important in the understanding of the life cycle and reproduction of fungi, as a food source, as medicine (for example, ergotamine), and in agricultural blight management. Examples of fungi that form sclerotia are ergot ( Claviceps purpurea ), Polyporus tuberaster , Psilocybe mexicana , Agroathelia delphinii and many species in ...
Of economic importance is Physoderma maydis, a parasite of maize and the causal agent of brown spot disease. [5] Also of importance are the species of Urophlyctis that parasitize alfalfa . [ 8 ] However, ecologically, Physoderma are important parasites of many aquatic and marsh angiosperms . [ 4 ]
Economic entomology is a field of entomology, which involves the study of insects that benefit or harm humans, domestic animals, and crops. Insects that pose disadvantages are considered pests . Some species can cause indirect damage by spreading diseases, and these are termed as disease vectors .