Fungi Reproduction

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Fungi Reproduction

• By Ashley Seidler

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Phylum Zygomycota
Example Species Rhizopus, Pilobus, Entomophthora
Plasmogamy
Hyphae (1n)
Fused Hyphae
Zygospore (nn)
Karyogamy
Zygote (2n)
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Phylum Chytridiomycota
Example Species Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis,
Allomyces
Sexual
Fusion (plasmogamy and karyogamy occur at the
same time)
Mitosis
Gametophytic mycelium (1n)
Mitosis
Gametes (1n)
Zygote (2n)
Sporophytic mycelium (2n)
Spore (1n)
Mitosis
Sporangia
Asexual
Meiosis
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Phylum Ascomycota
Example Species Xylaria polymorphia, Morchella,
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Karyogamy (2n)
Mitosis
Meiosis (1n)
Ascus
Ascocarp (nn)
Plasmogamy
Spores (1n)
Spores Germinate
Asexual spores (conidia)
Spores Germinate
Conidiaphore
Mitosis
Hyphae
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Phylum Basidiomycota
Example Species Amanita muscaria, Ustilago
maydis, Agaricus
Basidiocarp (nn)
Gills
Karyogamy (2n)
Meiosis (1n)
Spores (1n)
Mycelium produce a fruiting body
Spores germinate and form hyphae
Hyphae undergo plasmogamy and form mycelium
Basidium