give the comparative account of different classes in Kingdom fungi and write in tabular format
Dear Student Classes of fungi
Phycomycetes
Ascomycetes
Basidomycetes
Deuteromycetes
Mycelium
Aseptate and coenocytic
Branched and septate
Branched and septate
Branched and septate
Type of spore
Asexual reproduction by motile zoopores and non motile aplanospores
Asexual reproduction by conidia and sexual by ascospores
Spores are absent. Asexual reproduction by vegetative propagation and sexual reproduction by fusion of different strains
Asexual reproduction by conidia
Type of fruiting body
No fruiting body is present as it is lower class of fungi. Only collection of hyphae is there
Fruiting body is called ascocarp its bowl shaped
Fruiting body is called basidiocarp. Its mushroom like
Fruiting body is pycnidium
Mode of nutrition They are obligate parasites on plants or are found on decaying matter such as wood. They are sporophytic, decomposers, parasitic or coprophilous (growing on dung). They grow as decomposers in soil or on logs and tree stumps. They also occur as parasites in plants causing diseases such as rusts and smuts. Some members are saprophytes while others are parasites. However, a large number act as decomposers of leaf litter. Mode of reproduction Asexual reproduction takes place through motile zoospores or non-motile aplanospores that are produced endogenously in sporangium.
Sexual reproduction may be of isogamous, anisogamous, or oogamous type. It results in the formation of thick-walled zygospore.
Asexual reproduction occurs through asexual spores produced exogenously, such as conidia produced on conidiophores.
Sexual reproduction takes place through ascospores produced endogenously in sac-like asci and arranged inside ascocarps.
Asexualreproduction takes place commonly through fragmentation. Asexual spores are absent.
Sex organs are absent but sexual reproduction takes place through plasmogamy. It involves fusion of two different strains of hyphae.The resulting dikaryon gives rise to a basidium. Four basidiospores are produced inside a basidium.
Asexual reproduction is the only way of reproduction in deuteromycetes. It occurs through asexual spores called conidia.
Sexual reproduction is absent in deuteromycetes.
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| Classes of fungi | Phycomycetes | Ascomycetes | Basidomycetes | Deuteromycetes |
| Mycelium | Aseptate and coenocytic | Branched and septate | Branched and septate | Branched and septate |
| Type of spore | Asexual reproduction by motile zoopores and non motile aplanospores | Asexual reproduction by conidia and sexual by ascospores | Spores are absent. Asexual reproduction by vegetative propagation and sexual reproduction by fusion of different strains | Asexual reproduction by conidia |
| Type of fruiting body | No fruiting body is present as it is lower class of fungi. Only collection of hyphae is there | Fruiting body is called ascocarp its bowl shaped | Fruiting body is called basidiocarp. Its mushroom like | Fruiting body is pycnidium |
| Mode of nutrition | They are obligate parasites on plants or are found on decaying matter such as wood. | They are sporophytic, decomposers, parasitic or coprophilous (growing on dung). | They grow as decomposers in soil or on logs and tree stumps. They also occur as parasites in plants causing diseases such as rusts and smuts. | Some members are saprophytes while others are parasites. However, a large number act as decomposers of leaf litter. |
| Mode of reproduction | Asexual reproduction takes place through motile zoospores or non-motile aplanospores that are produced endogenously in sporangium. Sexual reproduction may be of isogamous, anisogamous, or oogamous type. It results in the formation of thick-walled zygospore. | Asexual reproduction occurs through asexual spores produced exogenously, such as conidia produced on conidiophores. Sexual reproduction takes place through ascospores produced endogenously in sac-like asci and arranged inside ascocarps. | Asexualreproduction takes place commonly through fragmentation. Asexual spores are absent. Sex organs are absent but sexual reproduction takes place through plasmogamy. It involves fusion of two different strains of hyphae.The resulting dikaryon gives rise to a basidium. Four basidiospores are produced inside a basidium. | Asexual reproduction is the only way of reproduction in deuteromycetes. It occurs through asexual spores called conidia. Sexual reproduction is absent in deuteromycetes. |
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