Class | Character | Type of Mycelium | Type of Reproduction | Name of Spore in Asexual Reproduction | Name of Spore in Sexual Reproduction | Examples |
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Phycomycetes | Found in aquatic habitats or on decaying wood; aseptate, coenocytic mycelium | Aseptate, coenocytic | Asexual: zoospores or aplanospores; Sexual: zygospores | Zoospores or aplanospores | Zygospores | Mucor, Rhizopus, Albugo |
Ascomycetes | Mostly multicellular; branched, septate mycelium | Branched, septate | Asexual: conidia on conidiophores; Sexual: ascospores in asci | Conidia | Ascospores | Penicillium, Aspergillus, Neurospora |
Basidiomycetes | Branched, septate mycelium | Branched, septate | Asexual: fragmentation; Sexual: basidiospores on basidia | Fragmentation | Basidiospores | Agaricus, Ustilago, Puccinia |
Deuteromycetes | Septate, branched mycelium | Septate, branched | Asexual: conidia | Conidia | Not applicable | Alternaria, Colletotrichum, Trichoderma |
Class | Character | Type of Mycelium | Type of Reproduction | Name of Spore in Asexual Reproduction (Ploidy) | Name of Spore in Sexual Reproduction (Ploidy) | Examples |
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Phycomycetes | Found in aquatic habitats or on decaying wood; aseptate, coenocytic mycelium | Aseptate, coenocytic | Asexual: zoospores or aplanospores; Sexual: zygospores | Zoospores or aplanospores (Haploid) | Zygospores and Oospore (Diploid) | Mucor, Rhizopus, Albugo |
Ascomycetes | Mostly multicellular; branched, septate mycelium | Branched, septate | Asexual: conidia on conidiophores; Sexual: ascospores in asci | Conidia (Haploid) | Ascospores (Haploid) | Penicillium, Aspergillus, Neurospora |
Basidiomycetes | Branched, septate mycelium | Branched, septate | Asexual: fragmentation; Sexual: basidiospores on basidia | Fragmentation (Haploid) | Basidiospores (Haploid) | Agaricus, Ustilago, Puccinia |
Deuteromycetes | Septate, branched mycelium | Septate, branched | Asexual: conidia | Conidia (Haploid) | Not applicable | Alternaria, Colletotrichum, Trichoderma |