In this article we will discuss about the structure of fungal cell. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of the fungal cell. (a) The Cell Wall of the Fungal Cell: The composition of cell wall is variable among the different groups of fungi or between the different species of the same group. In the majority [...]
The following points highlight the two main types of thallus found in fungi with their diagrams. The types are: 1. Unicellular Thallus 2. Filamentous Thallus. Type # 1. Unicellular Thallus (Fig. 1.1): In some of the lower fungi such as the chytrids, the thallus is more or less a spherical, single-celled structure (A). At the time of reproduction, it becomes [...]
In this article we will discuss about the evolution of thallus in lower fungi with the help of diagrams. In the simplest and primitive members, which are aquatic, there is no mycelium. The thallus in these forms is microscopic and unicellular. In Olpidium endogenum, it consists of a tiny mass of naked, uninucleate protoplast which enters the host cell, enlarges [...]