What are Hyphomycetes used for?
Aquatic hyphomycetes play an important role in the breakdown of organic matter in rivers, because their extracellular enzymes break down leaf tissue, which in turn is made more palatable to invertebrates. Leaves with fungi (conditioned) are a more nutritious source of food than unconditioned leaves.
Where are Hyphomycetes found?
(Hyphomycetes) A common saprobe found on decaying wood, decaying plants, food, soil, and outdoor air. Some species are plant pathogens. Indoors, it can be found in house dust, carpet, damp areas around showers and window frames, and anywhere condensation occurs.
What is the scientific name for hyphomycetes?
Hyphomycetes
Hyphomycetes/Scientific names
How do hyphomycetes reproduce?
Hyphomycetes are asexual reproductive structures produced directly on their substrate without any kind of enclosing tissues. The most common function of hyphomycetes is reproduction and dispersal, although in some species the conidia may act as gametes or “spermatia” that can fertilize an incipient dikaryon.
What is the scientific name for Hyphomycetes?
How do Hyphomycetes reproduce?
What is the meaning of Chytridiomycota?
little pot
Chytridiomycota are a division of zoosporic organisms in the kingdom Fungi, informally known as chytrids. The name is derived from the Greek χυτρίδιον chytridion, meaning “little pot”, describing the structure containing unreleased zoospores.
What is the scientific name for Zygomycota?
Zygomycota
Zygomycota/Scientific names
What does Chytridiomycota cause?
Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease that affects amphibians worldwide. It is caused by the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), a fungus capable of causing sporadic deaths in some amphibian populations and 100 per cent mortality in others.
Why Chytridiomycota are called Chytridiomycota?
Chytridiomycota are a division of zoosporic organisms in the kingdom Fungi, informally known as chytrids. The name is derived from the Greek χυτρίδιον chytridion, meaning “little pot”, describing the structure containing unreleased zoospores.
What do Zygomycota do?
Zygomycota are terrestrial organisms. They live close to plants, usually in soil and on decaying plant matter. Because they decompose soil, plant matter, and dung, they have a major role in the carbon cycle. Zygomycota are also pathogens for animals, amebas, plants, and other fungi.
What is unique about Zygomycota?
Zygomycota, like all true fungi, produce cell walls containing chitin. The unique character (synapomorphy) of the Zygomycota is the zygospore. Zygospores are formed within a zygosporangium after the fusion of specialized hyphae called gametangia during the sexual cycle (Figure 2A).