Which of the following statements about basidiomycetes and ascomycetes is INCORRECT?
A) Basidiomycetes have a short heterokaryotic stage, whereas ascomycetes have a long heterokaryotic stage.
B) Basidiomycetes produce spores in club-shaped cells, whereas ascomycetes produce spores in elongated, saclike cells.
C) Basidiomycetes plug their septal pores, after damage, in a different way than ascomycetes.
D) Basidiomycetes produce four spores from each basidium, whereas ascomycetes produce eight spores from each ascus.
E) Basidiomycete fruiting bodies are composed entirely of dikaryotic hyphae, whereas ascomycete fruiting bodies are composed of a combination of haploid and dikaryotic hyphae.
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