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Zygomycota
Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. Approximately 1060 species are known. They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living in soil or on decaying plant or animal material. Some are parasites of plants, insects, and small animals, while others form symbiotic relationships with plants. Zygomycete hyphae may be coenocytic, forming septa only where gametes are formed or to wall off dead hyphae. Zygomycota is no longer recognised as it was not believed to be truly monophyletic. Etymology The name ''Zygomycota'' refers to the zygosporangia characteristically formed by the members of this clade, in which resistant spherical spores are formed during sexual reproduction. ''Zygos'' is Greek for "joining" or "a yoke", referring to the fusion of two hyphal strands which produces these spores, and ''-mycota'' is a suffix referring to a division of fungi. Spores The ter ...
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Zoopagomycotina
The Zoopagomycotina are a subdivision (''incertae sedis'') of the fungal division Zygomycota ''sensu lato''. It contains 5 families and 20 genera.ygomycetes.orgurl=http://zygomycetes.org/index.php?id=8 Relationships among and within subphyla of Zygomycota are poorly understood, and their remains in question, so they are sometimes referred to by the informal name . Zoopagomycotina are microscopic and are typically obligate o ...
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Fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, which by one traditional classification include Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the ''Eumycota'' (''t ...
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Kickxellales
The Kickxellales are an order of fungi classified under Kickxellomycotina. It contains the single family Kickxellaceae. It is not monophyletic. Genera *''Coemansia ''Coemansia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Kickxellaceae. It was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1873. The genus name of ''Coemansia'' is in honour of Henri Eugène Lucien Gaëtan Coemans (1825-1871), a Belgian clergyman and bo ...'' *'' Dipsacomyces'' *'' Kickxella'' *'' Linderina'' *'' Martensella'' *'' Martensiomyces'' *'' Mycoëmilia'' *'' Myconymphaea'' *'' Pinnaticoemansia'' *'' Ramicandelaber'' *'' Spirodactylon'' *'' Spiromyces'' References Zygomycota Fungus orders {{Zygomycota-stub ...
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Harpellales
The Harpellales are an order of fungi classified in the subdivision Kickxellomycotina. Thalli are either unbranched or branched, producing basipetal series of trichospores. Zygospores are biconical. Species in the order are found attached to the gut lining of aquatic larvae of Insecta or (rarely) Isopoda. Harpellales are divided into two families, the Harpellaceae and the Legeriomycetaceae. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the order contains 38 genera and 200 species. The order was formally described in 1978 ''Mycotaxon ''Mycotaxon'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers the nomenclature and taxonomy of fungi, including lichens. The journal was founded by Grégoire L. Hennebert and Richard P. Korf in 1974. They were frustrated that papers submitted t ...'' publication. Harpellales has served as a model to study and understand the evolution, growth, and biodiversity of other such fungi found in the gut as species are plentiful arou ...
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Asellariales
The Asellariales are an order of fungi classified under Kickxellomycotina Kickxellomycotina is a fungus grouping. In the subkingdom of Zoopagomyceta . The name was changed from "Harpellomycotina", because "Kickxellomycotina" had an older stem. It came from the genus '' Kickxella'', named after Jean Kickx. Orders in .... Species include ''Asellaria dactylopus'' and ''Asellaria jatibonicua''. References Zygomycota {{Zygomycota-stub ...
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Dimargaritales
Dimargaritales is a monotypic order of fungi in the subdivision Kickxellomycotina. It is parasitic. But can grow solitary on agar media, thus cold facultative parasite. Only one family, Dimargaritaceae, exists, containing three genera: * Dimargaritaceae **'' Dimargaris'' - 7 spp. **'' Dispira'' - 4 spp. **'' Tieghemiomyces'' - 2 spp. *Dimargaritales incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ... **'' Spinalia'' References Zygomycota Fungus orders {{Zygomycota-stub ...
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Phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent. Depending on definitions, the animal kingdom Animalia contains about 31 phyla, the plant kingdom Plantae contains about 14 phyla, and the fungus kingdom Fungi contains about 8 phyla. Current research in phylogenetics is uncovering the relationships between phyla, which are contained in larger clades, like Ecdysozoa and Embryophyta. General description The term phylum was coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel from the Greek (, "race, stock"), related to (, "tribe, clan"). Haeckel noted that species constantly evolved into new species that seemed to retain few consistent features among themselves and therefore few features that distinguished them as a group ("a self-contained unity" ...
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Mucoromycotina
Mucoromycotina is a subphylum of uncertain placement in Fungi. It was considered part of the phylum Zygomycota, but recent phylogenetic studies have shown that it was polyphyletic and thus split into several groups, it is now thought to be a paraphyletic grouping. Mucoromycotina is currently composed of 3 orders, 61 genera, and 325 species. Some common characteristics seen throughout the species include: development of coenocytic mycelium, saprotrophic lifestyles, and filamentous. History Zygomycete fungi were originally only ascribed to the phylum Zygomycota. Such classifications were based on physiological characteristics with little genetic support. A genetic study of Zygomycete fungi performed in 2016 showed that further classification of the group was possible, thus splitting it into Zoopagomycota, Entomophthoromycota, Kickxellomycotina, and Mucoromycotina. The study put these groups as being sister to Dikarya, but without further research, their exact locations in Fungi ...
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Phylum
In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent. Depending on definitions, the animal kingdom Animalia contains about 31 phyla, the plant kingdom Plantae contains about 14 phyla, and the fungus kingdom Fungi contains about 8 phyla. Current research in phylogenetics is uncovering the relationships between phyla, which are contained in larger clades, like Ecdysozoa and Embryophyta. General description The term phylum was coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel from the Greek (, "race, stock"), related to (, "tribe, clan"). Haeckel noted that species constantly evolved into new species that seemed to retain few consistent features among themselves and therefore few features that distinguished them as a group ("a self-contained unity" ...
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Phycomyces
''Phycomyces'' is a genus of fungus in the Zygomycota phylum. They are known for their strong phototropism response and helical growth of the sporangium. The best studied species is '' Phycomyces blakesleeanus''. Asexual reproduction ''Phycomyces'' can reproduce via extension of mycelia, or by production of spores either asexually or sexually. The asexual cycle includes the formation of spore containing sporangia borne on the top of sporangiophores that may extend 10 to 15 cm above the surface of the fungal colony from which they emerged. The long filamentous sporangiophores respond to divergent environmental signals including light, gravity, wind, chemicals and adjacent objects. The sporangia contain vegetative spores with one to six haploid nuclei. These spores when dispersed can establish new colonies. Sexual reproduction ''Phycomyces'' have two mating types that are indistinguishable morphologically. The sexual cycle is thought to occur by the following steps. Two h ...
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Endogonales
Endogonales is an order of fungi within the phylum of Zygomycota. It contains 2 families, Endogonaceae, with four genera and 27 species and Densosporaceae, with one genera and 5 species. Genera ''Endogonaceae''; * ''Endogone'' * '' Jimgerdemannia'' * '' Jimwhitea''† * '' Peridiospora'' * '' Sclerogone'' * '' Youngiomyces'' ''Densosporaceae''; * '' Densospora'' (Species: D. nanospora – D. nuda – D. solicarpa – D. tubiformis) Life cycle The life cycle of the Endogonales is distinguished by their production of small sporocarps containing many zygospores, which are eaten by rodents and distributed by their faeces. They also produce a fetid odour that attracts mammals and encourages them to eat their fruiting bodies, and so spread their spores. Food Like all fungi, they are heterotrophs with some being described as saprobe Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of dec ...
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Mortierellales
Mortierellales is a fungal order, within the phylum of Zygomycota and the monotypic, division Mortierellomycota. It contains only 1 known family, Mortierellaceae , and 6 genera and around 129 species. Genera * ''Aquamortierella'' - 1 sp. * ''Dissophora'' - 3 sp. * ''Gamsiella'' - 1 sp. * ''Lobosporangium'' - 1 sp. * ''Modicella'' - 3 sp. * ''Mortierella'' - 120 sp. See also * Mortierella ''Mortierella'' species are soil fungi belonging to the order Mortierellales within the subphylum Mortierellomycotina (phylum: Mucoromycota). The widespread genus contains about 85 species. Taxonomy The genus name of ''Mortierella'' is in hon ... References External links * https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/214503 Zygomycota Fungus orders {{Zygomycota-stub ...
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