24.3 Diversity of Life: Fungi

24.3 Diversity of Life: Fungi

Fungus life cycle

Mycorrhizae: ecto, endo

Phylum Zygomycota: Rhizopus "bread mold"

asexual sporangia
conjugation: zygosporangia

Phylum Glomeromycota endomycorrhizae "arbuscular mycorrhizae"

Phylum Ascomycota "sac fungi"

Aspergillus "common mold": conidia
Penicillium asexual conidia
Saccharomyces cerevisiae "baker's yeast" (also brewer's yeast") budding
Morel

Phylum Basidiomycota "club fungi" - Coprinus "inky cap" with gills and pileus (cap).

Ectomycorrhizae: mantle .

Lab notes made Oct 03, 2008 by Peter Chen