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Full Discussion Forum  A basidium is a microscopic, spore-
producing structure found on the hymenophore A hymenophore
refers to the hymenium-bearing structure of a fungal fruiting
body. Hymenophores can be smooth surfaces, lamellae, folds,
tubes, or teeth....  Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla
that, together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom
Dikarya within the Kingdom Fungi...  thumb|right|The sterigmata
is the slender extension that connects the spore to the basidia
.A sterigma is an extension of the basidium consisting of a
basal filamentous part and a slender projection with a spore at
the tip...   Club (weapon)  . An immature basidium is known as a
basidiole.  Basidium structure  Rust (fungus) Rusts are plant
diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales.
About 7800 species are known. Rust