Fungi

I. Introduction
   
II. The Kingdom Fungi (of Domain Eukarya)
   
     A. Definition
   
          1. Multicellular eukaryotic saprotrophs
   
     B. Other Characteristics
   
          1. Hyphae
   
          2. Spores
   
III. Some Representative Phyla
   
     A. Phylum Basidiomycetes
          [Division Basidiomycota]
   
          1. Club fungi: mushrooms, puffballs, shelf and
               bracket fungi, coral fungi, rusts, smuts
 
     B. Phylum Ascomycetes
          [Division Ascomycota]
   
          1. Sac fungi: morels, truffles, yeasts, and some
               mildews
   
     C. Phylum Zygomycetes
          [Division Zygomycota]
   
          1. Tube fungi: bread molds and fruit molds
 
     D. Phylum Deuteromycetes
          [Division Deuteromycota]
   
          1. Fungi imperfecti: Candida albicans,
               Ringworm fungus, Athlete's Foot fungus
 
IV. Fungal Associations
   
     A. Phylum Mycophycophyta
   
          1. Lichens: fungus plus alga or cyanobacterium
   
     B. Mycorrhizae
   
V. Summary

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