Mushroom Observer: Name: Discomycetes Sacc.

Name: Discomycetes Sacc.

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First person to use this name on MO: Danny Newman
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Nomenclature:

Rank: Class

Status: Accepted

Name: Discomycetes

[#90784] Index Fungorum

[#90784] MycoBank

Author: Sacc.

Citation: Sacc., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 8: 3 (1889)

Misspellings: Discomycete

Classification:

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Fungi

Phylum: Ascomycota

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A polyphyletic class representing the body form cup fungi.

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“Is there really a value in maintaining these polyphyletic form names?”

By: Danny Newman (myxomop)

2017-11-25 22:15:19 MSK (+0300)

yes.

“Neither of these are currently accepted classes.”

that has no bearing on their ability to segregate and sort body forms, which has and will always have value in any database, digital or otherwise.

you tried to make the same argument here over a year ago. these names are not going anywhere, I promise.

Why hasn’t Discomycetes be deprecated?

By: Chris Neefus (Chris Neefus)

2017-11-25 21:55:43 MSK (+0300)

Is there really a value in maintaining these polyphyletic form names? The same question applies to “Gasteromycetes”. Neither of these are currently accepted classes.

Changed to Class

By: Tom May (funkeytom)

2014-06-28 15:01:00 MSK (+0400)

Changed to rank of Class to match “Gasteromycetes” etc.

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