Fungi are made of hyphae.

The entire hyphal network of a fungus is the mycelium. The product of sexual reproduction is the mushroom fruiting body.

Fungal cell walls are made of chitin (kie-tin). This is the same material that forms insect exoskeletons.

Phylum Basidiomycota

spores contained within basidia

Basidiospores

Basidium

Basidiomycetes are a large and diverse genus that includes typical mushrooms, jelly fungi, puffballs, polypores, coral fungi and birds-nest fungi .

Phylum AscomycotaAscus containing ascospores

Ascus

Ascospore

Ascomycetes are typically cup-shaped.

Phylum ZygomycotaThe Molds!!

Zygomycetes look likemold!

LichenFungus + Green Algae and/or Cyanobacteria = LICHEN!!

Crustose LichenForms a crust on substrate

Rhizocarpon geographicum

Xanthoria elegans

Foliose LichenLeafy look, almost like foliage

Vulpicidia

Umbilicaria

Peltigera

Fruticose Lichen Have a shrubby appearance

Cladonia

Usnea

Mycorrhizae

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