Random Stuff Flashcards
1
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What is a key feature of Ascomycetes
A
-naked asci, no real fruiting structure
2
Q
What does apothecial mean
A
- looks like a cup
- hymenium where asci are is on surface of cup
- ex: Ciboria, Peziza, Sclerotina
3
Q
What does perithecial mean
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- flask-shaped structure
- ex: Xylaria (dead mans), Nectria, Hypocrea
4
Q
What does cleistothecial mean
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- no distinct hymenium
- random where asci are located
- looks like pacman when broken
- Powdery mildews (Erysiphe)
5
Q
Roland Thaxter
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- 1904 collecting insects for fungi
- described different species on different parts of insect
6
Q
Lactarius (genus)
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- milk-cap
- some edible
7
Q
Saccharomycetes
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- ascomycota
- includes many yeasts
8
Q
what is Tillitia indica
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- karnal bunt of wheat
- Basidiomycota
9
Q
Erysiphe
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- Ascomycota
- powdery mildew
10
Q
Coprinus
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-ink-cape
11
Q
What is haustorium
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- slender projection from the root of a parasitic plant
- enables the parasite to penetrate the tissues of its host and absorb nutrients from it
