What are the characteristics of basidiomycetes?

Characteristics of basidiomycetes:

1. Basidiomycetes generally refer to fungus whose spore development occurs in basidia.
2. They are commonly called club fungi.
3. They possess a well-developed, branched, and septate mycelium.
4. A long-live dikaryotic stage is seen in basidiomycetes.
5. Basidiospores are produced exogenously( in sexual reproduction).
6. Flagellate cells are not found in them.
7. They are terrestrial and aquatic.