Character | Chytridiomycota | Zygomycota | Ascomycota | Basidiomycota |
Habitat | Aquatic and terrestrial | Terrestrial | Terrestrial | Terrestrial |
Chromosome number in thallus | Diploid | Haploid | Haploid | Dikaryotic, haploid |
Motile stage | Present | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Pathogenic relationship | Obligate parasites | Facultative parasites | Facultative or obligate parasites | Facultative or obligate parasites |
Asexual spore | Holocarpic | Sporangiospores / Chalmydospores | Conidia | Arthrospores, conidia |
Sexual spore | Not confirmed | Zygospore | Ascospores | Basidiospores |