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The 12 pages that link to Basidium, each with the reason it gives.

• BasidiomycotaBroader topic: This spore-bearing cell gives the phylum its defining reproductive structure.

• BasidiosporeNarrower topic: This is the spore-bearing cell on which a basidiospore develops.

• HymeniumBroader topic: Basidia are the main spore-producing cells in the hymenium of many mushrooms.

• Fruiting bodyBroader topic: Basidia produce spores on the fertile surfaces of many mushrooms.

• Agaricus bisporusRelated: Its usually two-spored basidia give the species its scientific epithet, bisporus.

• MushroomBroader topic: In many familiar mushrooms, basidia produce spores on the gills or other fertile surfaces.

• Pleurotus ostreatusRelated: Its gills bear basidia that generate the mushroom’s spores.

• PuffballRelated: Basidia within the spore mass produce puffball basidiospores.

• Cantharellus cibariusBroader topic: Basidia on the ridges produce the sexual spores released by the fruiting body.

• AgaricusRelated: Agaricus produces its sexual spores on basidia lining its gills.

• Coprinus comatusBroader topic: Basidia on the gills produce the spores carried by the mature cap.

• Volvariella volvaceaRelated: The mushroom’s gills bear basidia that produce its spores.