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Fungi
Saprophytic single-celled/multi-celled eukaryotes that have chitinous cell walls. Spend majority of life in as a mass of hyphae scientists call a mycelium. Can share cytoplasm-- forms a septum: plate with holes in it.
Life Cycle
Has both diploid and haploid stages. Sexual reproduction results when hyphae of separate but related fungi fuse. Asexual reproduction results in the formation of spores.
How are fungi classified?
According to the structure upon which spores grow.
Basidiomycota
(Club fungi). Spores grow on club-shaped structure called a basidium. Examples: Store bought mushrooms. (Agaricus brunescens) Puff ball (Calvatia gigantea) Bracket fungi
Ascomycota
Sac Fungi. Spores grow into a sac-like structure known as an ascus. Examples: Baker's yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae) Morels (morchella esculentoids) Birdsnest fungi, Truffles (Tuber uncinatum )
Zygomycota
Strand like spores. Examples: Rhizopus (rhizopus stolonifer) -- commonly known as bread mold, ripe sporangia cause these to appear black.
Cladosporium (cladosporium herbarum) exceedingly common organism, can appear green, brown, grey, or black on surfaces, found on dead plants.
Deuteromycota
Imperfect fungi. Once an official phylum of fungi, now only a general term...
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