Fungi Flashcards
Chitin
fungal cell wall
Mycelium
interwoven multicellular fungal mass
Hyphae
fungal filament
Septa
division between cells in hyphae
Zoospore
flagellated spores
Coenocytic hyphae
have no septa, continuous multicellular cytoplasm
Phylum: Chytridiomycota
chytrids
Phylum: Zygomycota
molds, ceonocytic hyphae
Rhyzopis Stolonifer
black bread mold
Phylum: Ascomycota
sac fungi
Ascus
spore sac
Ascocarp
fruiting body
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
produces ascocarp, truffels, morels
Neurospora
filamentous fungi
Aspergillus
used to make sake, citric acid nutritional supplement
Phylum: Basidiomycota
club fungi, basidium = little pedestal
Mycorrhizae
“fungus root” association of fungi and plant
Houstoria
hyphae extend into plant cell
Endophytes
fungus lives inside plant
Pathogens:
mycosis - fungal infection