In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of basidiomycetes with the help of suitable diagrams. Mycelium of Basidiomycetes: The well developed, filamentous mycelium consists of a mass of branched, septate hyphae generally spreading in a fan-shaped manner. The cell wall is chitinous in nature. Within the cell wall is the plasma membrane. The cytoplast contains a complement [...]
In this article we will discuss about the cell structure of penicillium. This will also help you to draw the diagram of cell structure of penicillium. The thin hyphal or cell wall is microfibrillar in structure with the microfibrils running parallel to the surface. In P. notatum it is reported to consist of 3 or 4 layers. The outermost layer [...]
In this article we will discuss about the origin and evolution of ascomycetes. The phylogeny of Ascomycetes is still uncertain. The supporters of polyphyletic origin of fungi from the various classes of algae derive the Ascomycetes from the red algae (presumably the Florideae). The floridean hypothesis was first proposed by Sachs in 1875. The-adherents of this hypothesis such as Thaxter [...]