Classification of Gasteromycetes: 3 Orders

The following points highlight the three gasteromycetes:- 1. Phallales 2. Lycoperdales 3. Nidulariales. Order # 1. Phallales: The Phallales are commonly called stinkhorns because of the strong foetid odour of decaying meat they possess in their exposed glebal tissue. These are some of the most beautiful fungi. They grow where there is ample organic matter such as humus, rotted tree [...]