F0007 - Phylum Zygomycota and the new classification - Univap
F0007 - Phylum Zygomycota and the new classification - Univap
F0007 - Phylum Zygomycota and the new classification - Univap
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Ordem Zoopagales• Five families, 21 genera, 163 species• Coenocytic or septate hyphae• Conidia or multispored merosporangia• All members are obligate parasites of o<strong>the</strong>rfungi or microscopic animals (amoebae,rotifers, nematodes)• Ectoparasitic, endoparasitic or predaceous– Haustoria formed in host in ectoparasitic <strong>and</strong>predaceous species<strong>Zygomycota</strong> DENR 97Ordem ZoopagalesSyncephalis (11) <strong>and</strong> Piptocephalis (12)<strong>Zygomycota</strong> DENR From O’Donnell 1979 98Classe TrichomycetesClasse Trichomycetes<strong>Zygomycota</strong> DENR 99<strong>Zygomycota</strong> DENR 100Classe Trichomycetes• Widespread• Obligately associated with <strong>the</strong> guts ofarthropods with chewing mouthparts(=m<strong>and</strong>ibulate) in freshwater, marine orterrestrial environments• The word “associated” is used here because<strong>the</strong> exact nature of <strong>the</strong> relationships between<strong>the</strong>se fungi <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir host is not fullyunderstood.<strong>Zygomycota</strong> DENR 101Classe Trichomycetes• Most species considered commensals– Association is obligate <strong>and</strong> beneficial for <strong>the</strong>fungus, but <strong>the</strong> hosts does not appear to be harmed– Some species of Smittium cause mortality in <strong>the</strong>irhosts<strong>Zygomycota</strong> DENR 10217
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