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Zygomycota by sohail
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Zygomycota
Class Zygomycetes
Presented To : Ma`am Hira
Fatima
Content :
Introduction
Class Zygomycetes
General characters of Zygomycetes
Order Mucorales
Order Entomophthorales
Order Zoopagales
Life cycle of zygomycetes in Rhizopus stolonifer
Scientific classification:
 Kingdom – Fungi
 Division _ Zygomycota ( C. Moreau 1954 informal)
 Class _ Zygomycetes (Winter 1881 )
 Order _ Mucoromycotina
 Kicixellomycotina
 Entomophthoromycotina
 Zoopagomycotina
Introduction :
 Zygomycota or zygote fungi is a division of fungi
 It is also known as conjugated fungi
 They are mostly terrestrial in habitat
 Zygomycota has two classes:
1.Zygomycetes
2.Trichomycetes
Zygomycota
Classes of Zygomycota:
Zygomycetes: Trichomycetes :
.Its has so many economics
importance and has many
orders.
 It includes individuals
belonged to insects.
 It is not very important
economically
Introduction:
 Zygomycota, a group of 1090 species included in 181
genera is defined by the presence of a thick walled
resting spores are called zygospores and the
absence of falagellum
 Asexual reproduction takes places usually by the
aplanospores(non motile) or arthrospores.
 Spores are produced in sporangia
 Spores are dispersed by the wind , water, brusting of
sporangia ,rain or animals
Zygomycota :
Characteristics of
Zygomycota:
 Zygomycota , all true fungi, produced cell wall contain
chitin
 Somatic phase as mycelia, hyphae which are generally
coenocytic because they lack cross walls of septa
 Gametangial copulation is a type of sexual
reproduction in Zygomycota in general the gametangia
fuse with each other, lose their identity and develop
into a zygospore
 Most reproduce asexually by producing
sporangiospores
Class Zygomycetes:
 It is characterized by the presence of conenocytic
hyphae,absence of motile cells
 Asexual reproduction ususlly by non-motile
sporangiospores
 Sexual reproduction is done by gametangial copulation
that results in the formation of a zygospores with in
zygosporangium
 The members may either be saprobic in nature or weak
parasite of plants, or specialized parasites of animals or
obligates parasites of fungi including other members of
Zygomycetes
General characters:
 Life cycle is non motile
 It can reproduced both asexually and sexually.
 Asexually reproduced by:
 1.Aplanospores
 2.Sporangiospores
 It comprise about 1060 species,including commom
bread molds,as well as both freshwater and marine
species
 Most have rapidly growing hyphae, but some are
unicellular
Continue …
 Zygomycetes hyphae may be coenocytic, forming
septa only where reproductive structure are formed.
 Most species of Zygomycetes are live in soil . Or on
decaying plant and animal matter
 Aquatic species are primarily found in sediments or
algae, but some species are free-floating or attached
to aquatic animals or decaying leaves
 Some are parasites of plants, insects, or small soil
animals. Still other causes serious infections in
human and domestic animals
Continue …
 The different genera may be distinguished based on
the size and shape of the sporangia, presence or
absence of rhizoids and their location
 Zygomycetes carry out the sexual reproduction by
means of spores produce thick walled sexual
structures called Zygosporangia which can remain
dominant for long time
Continue …
 These sporangia, many Zygotes produce
multiple sporangiospores inside a single
sporangium
 Some multiple small sporangia that
contain only few sporangiospores, even a
single one.
Pictures
From left to right
1. Zygospores
2.Pilobolus
3.Sporulation
Classification of
Zygomycetes:
 Traditionally ,earlier zygomycetes was classified into
7 orders
 Following are the names of these 7 orders:
1. Mucorales
2. Entomophthorales
3. Zoopagales
4.Glomales
Continue …
5.Kickxellales
6.Dimargaritales
7.Endogonales
1.Mucorales
 The order Mucorales is characterized by chiefly
scprobic forms which reproduced by nonmotile but
sometimes appendaged sporangiospores born in
sporangia , merosporangia or as one-spored
sporangia or ‘conidia’
 This order contain 47 genera and 130 species
 The member of this order are commonly known as
‘pin mold’ because of their sporangia which appear
as black dots in the cobweb like hyphae
Mucorales:
Some are important in
spoiling food common
bread molds, storage
diseases of fruit and
vegetables.
Some infects human
and animals
opportunistic
pathogens.
Black Bread Mold:
 Species of Rhizopus are important in the soft rot of
the sweet potatoes and in the so called ‘leak’ of
strawberries , raspberries , peaches and other fruits
 Some other members of the Rhizopus are found in
stored grain like Rhizopus , Mucors, Abisidia
 Rizopus species commonly cause rapid spoilage of
bread and one of its species R.solonifer referred to
as the Black bread mold
Black bread Mold:
12 Families recognized by Kirk et
al in this order:
 1.Chaetocladiaceae 2.Choanephoraceae
 3.Cunnighamellaceae 4.Gilbertellaceae
 5.Mucoraceae 6.Mycotyphacea
 7.Phycomycetaceae 8.Pilobolaceae
 9.Radiomycetaceae 10.Saksenaeaceae
 11.Syncephalastraceae 12.Thamnidiaceae
2.Entomophthorales:
 This is the small group of fungi, consisting of 22 genera
and 182 species
 These species are chiefly parasitic on insects while
others may be parasitic on desmids or ferns prothalli ,
a few being saprobic in soil , drugs or plants debris.
 Asexual reproduction is take place by asexual
propagules that are termed both ‘spores’ and ‘conidia’
 Sexual reproduction takes place by the fusion of equal
or unequal gametangia and results in thick-walled
zygospore with two to three layers
Zygomycota by sohail
6 Families of this order:
 1.Ancylistaceae 2.Basidiobolaceae
 3.Completoriaceae 4.Entomophthoraceae
 5.Neozygitaceae 6.Meristacraceae
Insects:
Order Zoopagales:
 Zoopagales is a large order consisting of 21 genera
and 163 species of economics importance
 These mostly occurring as mycoparasites and
predacious parasites of nematodes, amoebae and
other small terrestrial animals
 Asexual reproduction takes place by conidia or
meroporangia that may be of five kinds
 Sexual reproduction results in the formation of
zygospores
5 Families of Zoopagales
1.Cocholonemataceae 2.Helicocephalidaceaa
3.Piptocephalidaceae 4.Sigmoideomycetaceae
5.Zoopagaceae
 Reproduction asexually by sporangiospores within a
special sac called sporangium in most of the order of
zygomycetes, conidia in the Entomophthorales and
arthospores in some Trichomycetes
 Sporangium types (4types):
 1.True Sporangium
 2.Sporangioles
 3. Monosporous sporangium
 4.Merosporangium
Types of sporangium:
 1. True sporangium _ True large spores
containing
 2. Sporangiols _ Much smaller in size than true
sporangia
 No columella produced and few spores (1-50)
 3.Monosporous sporangium _(one-spored
sporangium)
 4.Merosporangium_ sac containing 10-15
sporangiospores that occur
Group of Mucorales:
1. Multispored sporangia _ Mucoraceae,
Pilobolaceae, Mortierellaceae (also produces few-
spored and monoporous sporangiola),
Saksenaeaceae, Choanephoraceae (also produces
monosporous sporangiola).
2. Few-spored sporangiola_
Radiomycetaceae, Thamnidiaceae.
Continue ….
 3. Monosporous sporangiola on vesicles:
 Choanephoraceae,
Cunninghamelaceae, Helicocephalidaceae
 Few-spored merosporangia:
Syncephalastraceae
Sexual reproduction:
 Gametangial copulation is a type of sexual
reproduction
 Sexual spores are called zygospores contained with in a
zygosporangium
 Most of them are heterothallic
 Heterothallism: requiring a partner for sexual
reproduction
 Homothallism: able to reproduce sexually without a
partner exhibited among species in phylum
 They reproduce sexually when environmental
conditions becomes unfavorable
Sexual reproduction of
Zygomycota:
 To produce sexually , two opposing mating strains
must fuse or conjugate, leading to karyogamy.
 To developing diploid zygospore have thick coats
that protects them from other hazards. They remain
dormant until environmental codition become
favorable.
 When the zygospores germinates , it undergoes
meiosis and produce haploid spores.
 Grown in to a new organism.
Asexual reproduction:
Zygomycota by sohail
Life cycle of Zygomycota:
 Vegetative mycelium is haploid, reproduces asexually
by producing sporangiospores in sporangia.
 In a heterothallic species, when two compatible
strains come together, hyphal progametangia.
 Septa form, producing multinucleate gametangia and
suspensors.
 Plasmogamy occurs end wall of gametangia dissolve
and cytoplasm of gametangia mixes.
Structure of Rhizopus:
Life cycle…..
 Zygospores forms the inside zygosporangium.
 Zygospores develops thick wall, warty appearance,
dark in color.
 Karyogamy occurs at different times in zygospores
formation in different species, so zygospore in
diploid at some point.
 When zygospores germinates, meiosis occurs to
start the haploid portion of the life cycle.
Cycle…
 Mycelia of different mating types (-) and (+) forming
hyphal extension (gametangia) which each of the
mycelia encloses several haploid nuclei.

During plasmogamy, a zygosporangium forms,
containing multiple haploid nuclei from the two
parents.
Cycle…
 The zygosporangium develops a rough and thick-
walled coating that can resist harsh condition for
month.
 When the condition are favorable , karyogamy
occurs, then later, the meiosis also occurs.
 During meiosis, the zygosporangium germinates into
a sporangium on a short stalk.
Cycle….
 Next, the sporangium disperses genetically diverse
haploid spore.
 The spores germinate and grow into new mycelia.
Asexual reproduction :
 Mycelia can also reproduce asexually by forming
sporangia that produce genetically identical haploid
spore.
Life cycle of Rhizopus
stolonifer
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Zygomycota by sohail

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Zygomycota by sohail

  • 3. Presented To : Ma`am Hira Fatima
  • 4. Content : Introduction Class Zygomycetes General characters of Zygomycetes Order Mucorales Order Entomophthorales Order Zoopagales Life cycle of zygomycetes in Rhizopus stolonifer
  • 5. Scientific classification:  Kingdom – Fungi  Division _ Zygomycota ( C. Moreau 1954 informal)  Class _ Zygomycetes (Winter 1881 )  Order _ Mucoromycotina  Kicixellomycotina  Entomophthoromycotina  Zoopagomycotina
  • 6. Introduction :  Zygomycota or zygote fungi is a division of fungi  It is also known as conjugated fungi  They are mostly terrestrial in habitat  Zygomycota has two classes: 1.Zygomycetes 2.Trichomycetes
  • 8. Classes of Zygomycota: Zygomycetes: Trichomycetes : .Its has so many economics importance and has many orders.  It includes individuals belonged to insects.  It is not very important economically
  • 9. Introduction:  Zygomycota, a group of 1090 species included in 181 genera is defined by the presence of a thick walled resting spores are called zygospores and the absence of falagellum  Asexual reproduction takes places usually by the aplanospores(non motile) or arthrospores.  Spores are produced in sporangia  Spores are dispersed by the wind , water, brusting of sporangia ,rain or animals
  • 11. Characteristics of Zygomycota:  Zygomycota , all true fungi, produced cell wall contain chitin  Somatic phase as mycelia, hyphae which are generally coenocytic because they lack cross walls of septa  Gametangial copulation is a type of sexual reproduction in Zygomycota in general the gametangia fuse with each other, lose their identity and develop into a zygospore  Most reproduce asexually by producing sporangiospores
  • 12. Class Zygomycetes:  It is characterized by the presence of conenocytic hyphae,absence of motile cells  Asexual reproduction ususlly by non-motile sporangiospores  Sexual reproduction is done by gametangial copulation that results in the formation of a zygospores with in zygosporangium  The members may either be saprobic in nature or weak parasite of plants, or specialized parasites of animals or obligates parasites of fungi including other members of Zygomycetes
  • 13. General characters:  Life cycle is non motile  It can reproduced both asexually and sexually.  Asexually reproduced by:  1.Aplanospores  2.Sporangiospores  It comprise about 1060 species,including commom bread molds,as well as both freshwater and marine species  Most have rapidly growing hyphae, but some are unicellular
  • 14. Continue …  Zygomycetes hyphae may be coenocytic, forming septa only where reproductive structure are formed.  Most species of Zygomycetes are live in soil . Or on decaying plant and animal matter  Aquatic species are primarily found in sediments or algae, but some species are free-floating or attached to aquatic animals or decaying leaves  Some are parasites of plants, insects, or small soil animals. Still other causes serious infections in human and domestic animals
  • 15. Continue …  The different genera may be distinguished based on the size and shape of the sporangia, presence or absence of rhizoids and their location  Zygomycetes carry out the sexual reproduction by means of spores produce thick walled sexual structures called Zygosporangia which can remain dominant for long time
  • 16. Continue …  These sporangia, many Zygotes produce multiple sporangiospores inside a single sporangium  Some multiple small sporangia that contain only few sporangiospores, even a single one.
  • 17. Pictures From left to right 1. Zygospores 2.Pilobolus 3.Sporulation
  • 18. Classification of Zygomycetes:  Traditionally ,earlier zygomycetes was classified into 7 orders  Following are the names of these 7 orders: 1. Mucorales 2. Entomophthorales 3. Zoopagales 4.Glomales
  • 20. 1.Mucorales  The order Mucorales is characterized by chiefly scprobic forms which reproduced by nonmotile but sometimes appendaged sporangiospores born in sporangia , merosporangia or as one-spored sporangia or ‘conidia’  This order contain 47 genera and 130 species  The member of this order are commonly known as ‘pin mold’ because of their sporangia which appear as black dots in the cobweb like hyphae
  • 21. Mucorales: Some are important in spoiling food common bread molds, storage diseases of fruit and vegetables. Some infects human and animals opportunistic pathogens.
  • 22. Black Bread Mold:  Species of Rhizopus are important in the soft rot of the sweet potatoes and in the so called ‘leak’ of strawberries , raspberries , peaches and other fruits  Some other members of the Rhizopus are found in stored grain like Rhizopus , Mucors, Abisidia  Rizopus species commonly cause rapid spoilage of bread and one of its species R.solonifer referred to as the Black bread mold
  • 24. 12 Families recognized by Kirk et al in this order:  1.Chaetocladiaceae 2.Choanephoraceae  3.Cunnighamellaceae 4.Gilbertellaceae  5.Mucoraceae 6.Mycotyphacea  7.Phycomycetaceae 8.Pilobolaceae  9.Radiomycetaceae 10.Saksenaeaceae  11.Syncephalastraceae 12.Thamnidiaceae
  • 25. 2.Entomophthorales:  This is the small group of fungi, consisting of 22 genera and 182 species  These species are chiefly parasitic on insects while others may be parasitic on desmids or ferns prothalli , a few being saprobic in soil , drugs or plants debris.  Asexual reproduction is take place by asexual propagules that are termed both ‘spores’ and ‘conidia’  Sexual reproduction takes place by the fusion of equal or unequal gametangia and results in thick-walled zygospore with two to three layers
  • 27. 6 Families of this order:  1.Ancylistaceae 2.Basidiobolaceae  3.Completoriaceae 4.Entomophthoraceae  5.Neozygitaceae 6.Meristacraceae
  • 29. Order Zoopagales:  Zoopagales is a large order consisting of 21 genera and 163 species of economics importance  These mostly occurring as mycoparasites and predacious parasites of nematodes, amoebae and other small terrestrial animals  Asexual reproduction takes place by conidia or meroporangia that may be of five kinds  Sexual reproduction results in the formation of zygospores
  • 30. 5 Families of Zoopagales 1.Cocholonemataceae 2.Helicocephalidaceaa 3.Piptocephalidaceae 4.Sigmoideomycetaceae 5.Zoopagaceae
  • 31.  Reproduction asexually by sporangiospores within a special sac called sporangium in most of the order of zygomycetes, conidia in the Entomophthorales and arthospores in some Trichomycetes  Sporangium types (4types):  1.True Sporangium  2.Sporangioles  3. Monosporous sporangium  4.Merosporangium
  • 32. Types of sporangium:  1. True sporangium _ True large spores containing  2. Sporangiols _ Much smaller in size than true sporangia  No columella produced and few spores (1-50)  3.Monosporous sporangium _(one-spored sporangium)  4.Merosporangium_ sac containing 10-15 sporangiospores that occur
  • 33. Group of Mucorales: 1. Multispored sporangia _ Mucoraceae, Pilobolaceae, Mortierellaceae (also produces few- spored and monoporous sporangiola), Saksenaeaceae, Choanephoraceae (also produces monosporous sporangiola). 2. Few-spored sporangiola_ Radiomycetaceae, Thamnidiaceae.
  • 34. Continue ….  3. Monosporous sporangiola on vesicles:  Choanephoraceae, Cunninghamelaceae, Helicocephalidaceae  Few-spored merosporangia: Syncephalastraceae
  • 35. Sexual reproduction:  Gametangial copulation is a type of sexual reproduction  Sexual spores are called zygospores contained with in a zygosporangium  Most of them are heterothallic  Heterothallism: requiring a partner for sexual reproduction  Homothallism: able to reproduce sexually without a partner exhibited among species in phylum  They reproduce sexually when environmental conditions becomes unfavorable
  • 37.  To produce sexually , two opposing mating strains must fuse or conjugate, leading to karyogamy.  To developing diploid zygospore have thick coats that protects them from other hazards. They remain dormant until environmental codition become favorable.  When the zygospores germinates , it undergoes meiosis and produce haploid spores.  Grown in to a new organism.
  • 40. Life cycle of Zygomycota:  Vegetative mycelium is haploid, reproduces asexually by producing sporangiospores in sporangia.  In a heterothallic species, when two compatible strains come together, hyphal progametangia.  Septa form, producing multinucleate gametangia and suspensors.  Plasmogamy occurs end wall of gametangia dissolve and cytoplasm of gametangia mixes.
  • 42. Life cycle…..  Zygospores forms the inside zygosporangium.  Zygospores develops thick wall, warty appearance, dark in color.  Karyogamy occurs at different times in zygospores formation in different species, so zygospore in diploid at some point.  When zygospores germinates, meiosis occurs to start the haploid portion of the life cycle.
  • 43. Cycle…  Mycelia of different mating types (-) and (+) forming hyphal extension (gametangia) which each of the mycelia encloses several haploid nuclei.  During plasmogamy, a zygosporangium forms, containing multiple haploid nuclei from the two parents.
  • 44. Cycle…  The zygosporangium develops a rough and thick- walled coating that can resist harsh condition for month.  When the condition are favorable , karyogamy occurs, then later, the meiosis also occurs.  During meiosis, the zygosporangium germinates into a sporangium on a short stalk.
  • 45. Cycle….  Next, the sporangium disperses genetically diverse haploid spore.  The spores germinate and grow into new mycelia. Asexual reproduction :  Mycelia can also reproduce asexually by forming sporangia that produce genetically identical haploid spore.
  • 46. Life cycle of Rhizopus stolonifer

Editor's Notes

  • #3: Presented To : Ma`am Hira Fatima