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Life Cycle of Morchella (With Diagram) | Fungi

In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of morchella with the help of suitable diagrams.  Mycelium of Morchella (Fig. 12.3C): It is inconspicuous but extensive and subterranean. It grows a few inches deep in the soil and thus hidden from view. The mycelium consists of a mass of loosely interwoven branched hyphae. The hyphae ramify through the [...]

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7 Evolutionary Tendencies of Ascomycetes | Fungi

The following points highlight the seven main evolutionary tendencies of Ascomycetes. (i) The gradual transition from the aquatic forms to purely terrestrial species noticeable in the Phycomycetes culminates in the Ascomycetes which are fungi of drier, terrestrial habitats completely lacking motile cells in their life cycle. (ii) The tendency towards increased septation of hyphae in the advanced Zygomycetes becomes firmly [...]

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Life Cycle of Penicillium (With Diagram) | Fungi

In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of penicillium with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Penicillium: The mycelium is well developed and copiously branched. It is composed of colourless, slender, tubular, branched and septate hyphae. The hyphae run in all directions on the substratum and become intertwined with one another to form a loose network [...]

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