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FUNGI - Coggle Diagram
FUNGI
Major Fungal Phyla
Chytridiomycota
Zygomycota
Glomeromycota
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota
Structure
Chitin → cell wall component
Hyphae → filamentous strands
Septate → divided by septa
Coenocytic → no septa
Mycelium → mass/network of hyphae
Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Budding (common in Yeast)
Sporangium
Sporangiospore
Conidia
Conidiospore
Sexual Reproduction
Plasmogamy → cytoplasm fusion
Karyogamy → nuclear fusion
Sexual Structures & Spores
Zygosporangium
Zygospore
Ascus
Ascospore
Basidium
Basidiospore
FUNGI
Ecological Impact
Decomposer → breaks down dead organic matter
Saprophyte → feeds on dead material
Symbiosis
Mycorrhizae (fungus + plant roots)
Ectomycorrhizae
Endomycorrhizae
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
Lichen (fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)
Crustose
Foliose
Fruticose
Mycoses → fungal diseases in humans