Larry Jump
Yes, the classification of fungi into phyla is primarily based on their method of sexual reproduction, such as the structure of their reproductive organs and spores. This system helps in organizing fungi into groups based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
Fungi are currently placed into different phyla based on their from of sexual reproduction. Currently seven different phyla have been proposed including: * Chytridiomycota * Blastocladiomycota * Neocallimastiogomycota * Zygomycota * Glomeromcota * Ascomycota * Basidiomycota Reproduction modes and structures
reproductive modes and structures
Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota
: Chytridiomycota : Blastocladiomycota : Neocallimastigomycota : Glomeromycota : Zygomycota Dikarya (inc. Deuteromycota) : Ascomycota : Basidiomycota http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi 8 phyla.
There are a half dozen phyla and dozens of classes of fungi.
The three main phyla of fungi are Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Zygomycota. Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are the most diverse and well-studied phyla, while Zygomycota is relatively small in terms of species diversity.
Do you mean, 'How many phyla are there on Earth?' There are more than 20 phyla of bacteria, over 30 phyla of animals and 12 phyla of plants. Fungi and protists, who knows.....? Add up all these phyla, and you can see there is quite a lot.
The Ascomycota type, which are truffles and yeasts procreate sexually. Imperfect Fungi have not been seen to do this and it is thought they have lost the ability. Basidiomycota are mushrooms and toadstools. They produce sexually via spores. Finally, zygomycota, which is bread mold, and develop by sexually and asexually.
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the order of the phyla are porifera,annelida Cnidaria,and Echinodermata and many more.
No, there are many other species of fungi that do not have bodies of filaments (called hyphae). They call into the phyla of Chytridiomycota and Neocallimastigomycota.