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Are basidiomycetes coenocytic?


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Coenocytic:

  1. The fungal bodies comprise long, filamentous structures named ‘hyphae’.
  2. A network of hyphae forms a ‘mycelium’.
  3. Coenocytic hyphae form continuous tubes that are filled with multinucleated cytoplasm.
  4. It is found in Phycomycetes.

Basidiomycetes:

  1. Basidiomycetes include bracket fungi and mushrooms that belong to the kingdom of Fungi.
  2. Example: Agaricus, Puccinia.
  3. Basidiomycetes do not have coenocytic hyphae. Their hyphae contain septae or cross walls.

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