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
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.
Mushrooms were originally classifed in the phylum Basidiomycota, and the sac fungi were originally placed in the phylum Ascomycota. Recently, these two phyla have been merged to form the Dikaryomycota.
These are the current phyla (divisions) within the kingdom Fungi: Dikaryomycota Zygomycota Chytridiomycota Monblepharidomycota Blastocladiomycota Neocallistigmycota Cryptomycota
There are ~7 phyla in the kingdom Fungi. (There is some disagreement, which I note.) Dikaryomycota--which consists of the subphyla Ascomycotina and Basidiomycotina that used to be their own phyla Zygomycota--this is likely to be broken up into many phyla in the next few years Chytridiomycota Blastocladiomycota Monoblepharidomycota--some believe and act as if this is still part of Chytridiomycota Neocallimastigomycota Cryptomycota Previously, there were only 5, which follow: Ascomycota Basidiomycota Zygomycota Chytridiomycota Deuteromycota
Imperfect fungi are fungi that do not have a known sexual reproductive stage, also known as Deuteromycetes. All other fungi can reproduce sexually and have both sexual and asexual reproductive stages.
: Chytridiomycota : Blastocladiomycota : Neocallimastigomycota : Glomeromycota : Zygomycota Dikarya (inc. Deuteromycota) : Ascomycota : Basidiomycota http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi 8 phyla.
reproductive modes and structures
Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota
Larry Jump
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.
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.
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.
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 traditionally classified into three main phyla based on their reproductive structures and life cycles: Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Zygomycota. Ascomycota, known as sac fungi, produce spores in sac-like asci; Basidiomycota, or club fungi, form spores on club-shaped basidia; and Zygomycota reproduce through the formation of zygospores. This classification helps in understanding the diversity and evolutionary relationships among different fungal groups.
Fungi reproduce through special asexual reproductive structures. The most common ones are-Conidia and Zoospores. Fungi also produce a variety of sexual spores, the most common being the ones that are produced in mushrooms. The type of sexual spore is one way of classifying fungi into the different phyla.
(...and plant cells as well) The cell wall. Although the structure and composition is very different, the existence of a cell wall is a common characteristic of these phyla.