FUNGI
KINGDOM FUNGI
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Nucleated
Single celled
Multicellular
Sexual
Asexual
Heterotrophs
– Saprotroph
– Parasites
– Symbiosis
MULTICELLUAR
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Vegetative body made up of mycelium
Mycelium made of filaments called hyphae
Have cell-walls made of chitin
Some cell separate by cell wall (septate
hyphae) or they may be nonseptate.
• Hyphae secrete enzymes and absorb nutrients
sometimes embedding in host or symbiotic
pal
REPRODUCTION
• Asexual budding=yeast
• Asexual sporulative=spores
• Zygotic sporulative=spores
Phylum Zygomycota
• Characterized by three types of hyphae
• Asexual and sexual spore reproduction
• Rhizopus stolonifer, BLACK BREAD MOLD
Rhizopus Slide
RHIZOPUS LIFE CYCLE
Phylum Ascomycota
• Characterized by tiny sac in which meiospores are
formed called asci
• Mostly zygotic sporulative and multicellular but
asexual budding in single celled yeast
• Yummy morels and truffles
• Penicillium=cheese and antibiotics
• Saprotrophs, symbiosis, and parasites (Dutch Elm
Disease
• Fungi in Lichen (more to come)
Peziza
Peziza life cycle
Penicillium
Yeast
Lichen=Symbiosis of Ascomycota and
Green Algae
Foliose
Fruticose
Crustose
Lichen—Who’s who
Phylum Basidiomycota
• Called club fungi because of the
basidia=terminal cells of reproductive hyphae
• Often zygotic sporulative reproduction
• Saprotrophs, symbiosis, and parasites
(RUSTS!)
• Many of the mushrooms you recognize i.e.
shelf, capped, puffballs etc.
Coprinus
Developing Mushroom
Common Basidiomycota Anatomy
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Disregard Imperfect Fungi
Do Assignment 1,2,3,4,and 6
Use Cameras
View Penicillium