What is another word for tiliomycetes?
Pronunciation: [tˈɪlɪˌɒma͡ɪsˌiːts] (IPA) 
Tiliomycetes refers to a group of fungi that includes rusts, smuts, and teleomorphs. Some synonyms for this term include basidiomycetes, fungi imperfecti, and ascomycetes. Basidiomycetes is a broader term that includes other fungi such as mushrooms and puffballs. Fungi imperfecti is a term used to describe fungi that do not have a known sexual stage. Ascomycetes is a term used to describe fungi that produce spores in sacs called asci. Although these terms are synonyms for tiliomycetes, they describe different characteristics of fungi and can be used to categorize them in different ways.
