Fungal diseases pt. 2 Flashcards
What are the three main fungal classifications?
- Zygomycetes
- Ascomycota
- Basidiomycetes
Does Zygomycetes have septate or aseptate hyphae?
Aseptate
What are the sexual spores in zygomycetes called?
Zygospores
What are the asexual spores in zygomycetes and where are they located?
Sporangiospores in the sporangium.
Name one fungus under Zygomycetes and what this fungus causes.
Rhizopus. It causes soft rot in fruits and vegetables.
Do Ascomycota have a septate or aseptate hyphae?
Septate.
What kind of spores do Ascomycota produce?
Sexual spores called Ascospores and asexual spores called Conidia.
What is the fruiting structure of Ascospores called?
Asci
What is an example of an Ascomycota that has no ascocarp?
Yeast
Name the 4 classes of Ascomycota.
- Cleistothecium
- Perithecium
- Psedothecium
- Apothecium
What kind of an ascocarp does Cleisothecium have?
Closed ascocarp
What kind of an ascocarp does Perithecium have?
Ascocarp with ostisole. Ostisole helps push out spores.
What kind of an ascocarp does Pseudothecium have?
The ascocarp is immersed in the stroma.
What kind of an ascocarp does Apothecium have?
Open, cup-shaped.
Name two types of fungi under Ascomycota.
- Powdery Mildew
- Sclerotinia
What kind of a pathogen is powdery mildew?
Foliar pathogen
What do the ascospores of sclerotia affect?
The blooms.
What are 4 examples of basidiomycetes?
- Mushroom
- Shelf-fungi
- Rust
- Smuts
Name one fungus under basidiomycetes.
Rhizoctonia
What kind of spores are produced by basidiomycetes?
Basidiospores.
What kind of spores do Rhizoctonia produce?
Rarely produce basidiospores.
What are the results of a plant infected with Rhizoctonia?
Damping off and rots.
What is the difference between brown rots and white rots?
Brown rot degrades cellulose and white rot degrades lignin
What is armillaria root rot?
It is a disease that rots the roots of trees.
what is the distinct feature of honey mushroom?
Ring around the mushroom stalk.
What kinds of spores are released by powdery mildew?
Ascospores and Conidia
