In this article we will discuss about the sexual reproduction in coprobia with the help of suitable diagrams. It varies in different species of Humaria. In Coprobia granulatus only the female sex organ is developed. It is called the ascogonium. The antheridium is lacking. The mature ascogonium is a multinucleate, oval structure. It has no trichogyne. It is borne at [...]
In this article we will discuss about the general characteristics and classification of discomycetes. General Characteristics of Discomycetes: Popularly the members of this group are called the cup fungi. The most distinctive feature is the cup or saucer-shaped usually fleshy ascocarp which is botanically known as the apothecium. The apothecia vary in colour through a wide range and may be [...]
Read the below given notes to learn about homothallism, a phenomenon in those fungi which are self-fertile and self-compatible. Homothallism is the phenomenon in those fungi which are self-fertile and self-compatible. Such fungi are known as Homothallic fungi. The thallus in these fungi is of one and single strain, thus two mycelia developing from a single spore are capable of [...]