Fungi Classification - Introduction
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Description:
Criteria used for classifying fungi are −
Morphology: Structure and appearance of fungus. Morphology of vegetative structures is useful in only a few cases, but morphology of reproductive structures exhibit variations and is important for classification of fungus.
Types of spores and their dispersal.
Life cycle
Physiology
Biochemistry
Major groups of fungi −
- Phycomycetes
- Ascomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
- Deuteromycetes
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