In this article we will discuss about the general features of lower fungi. The lower fungi comprise the simplest and the primitive group of true fungi represented by about 1,500 species. The majority of these are aquatic (Saprolegnia), some are amphibious (Phytophthora) and some terrestrial (Rhizopus). They live either as strict parasites or saprophytes. Strictly parasitic species live on algae, [...]
In this article we will discuss about the ways of zygospore germination in lower fungi. (a) The diploid contents of the zygospore (A) undergo meiosis but meiospores are not formed. The zygospore containing the haploid protoplast then directly germinates to give rise to new haplomycelium (B). Monoblepharis is an example. Rarely as in Allomyces, the diploid zygospore (C) germinates by [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of chytridiomycetes. 1. Chytridiales: It is by far the largest order and includes the most primitive members of the class Chytridiomycetes. The somatic phase is a microscopic, holocarpic or eucarpic, single-celled structure which in some species is drawn out at one point into fine branching extensions constituting the rhizomycelium. True mycelium [...]