| 1 | epigeous |
| 2 | hypogeous |
| 3 | corticioid |
| 4 | stereoid |
| 5 | resupinate-porioid |
| 6 | clavarioid |
| 7 | pileate-porioid |
| 8 | pileate-hydnoid |
| 9 | pileate-lamellate |
| 10 | pileate-smooth or wrinkled |
| 11 | secotioid |
| 12 | gastroid |
| 13 | cup-shaped |
| 14 | morel-like |
This feature can be verified by Basidiomycetes as well as by Ascomycetes, but only cup-shaped Ascomycetes are known to form mycorrhizae. The cup can be changed into a diversity of variations.
