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Zygomycota (Rhizopus)

Zygomycota (Rhizopus)

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Fungi

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Lifecycle of a Zygomycete Fungi – Asexual then Sexual

Lifecycle of a Zygomycete Fungi – Asexual then Sexual

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Ascomycota – Cup Fungi Life Cycle

Ascomycota – Cup Fungi Life Cycle

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Yeast is an Ascomycete Fungus

Yeast is an Ascomycete Fungus

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Truffles are round, warty, fungi that are irregular in shape. They vary from the size of a walnut to that of a man's fist. Since the times of the Greeks and Romans these fungi have been used in Europe as delicacies, as aphrodisiacs, and as medicines. They are among the most expensive of the world's natural foods, often commanding as much as $250 to $450 per pound.

Truffles are round, warty, fungi that are irregular in shape. They vary from the size of a walnut to that of a man's fist. Since the times of the Greeks and Romans these fungi have been used in Europe as delicacies, as aphrodisiacs, and as medicines. They are among the most expensive of the world's natural foods, often commanding as much as $250 to $450 per pound.

Truffles are harvested in Europe with the aid of female pigs or truffle dogs, which are able to detect the strong smell of mature truffles underneath the surface of the ground. The female pig becomes excited when she sniffs a chemical that is similar to the male swine sex attractant. The use of dogs to find truffles is also and option.

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Morels are Ascomycete Fungi

Morels are Ascomycete Fungi

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Basidiomycete or Club Fungi

Basidiomycete or Club Fungi

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Life Cycle of Basidiomycete Fungi

Life Cycle of Basidiomycete Fungi

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Bracket Fungi

Bracket Fungi

Puff Balls

Mushrooms

Jelly Fungi

Basidiomycete Fungi that all produce Basiospores

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Other Basidiomycetes Rusts and Smuts

Other Basidiomycetes Rusts and Smuts

Rust infecting wheat leaves

Rust infecting a Leaf

Whitrot Smut digesting old wood

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Deuteromycota (Imperfect Fungi)

Deuteromycota (Imperfect Fungi)

-Regarded as imperfect because they exhibit no sexual stage has been observed in their life cycle

-Members are not closely related and are not necessarily similar in structure or appearance; do not share a common ancestry, polyphyletic = coming from many ancestors – hmm weird 

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Deuteromycota – the Fungi Imperfecti

Deuteromycota – the Fungi Imperfecti

Resemble Ascomycetes, but their reproductive cycle has never been observed

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