In this article we will discuss about the classification of lower fungi. The modern mycologists consider that the class Phycomycetes is not a natural group of closely related forms. Numerous new proposals for regrouping them are thus forthcoming. Sparrow (1958-59) suggested that the order Plasmodiophorales which includes the endoparasitic slime molds should be given the rank of a class Plasmodiophoromycetes [...]
In this article we will discuss about the evolution of thallus in lower fungi with the help of diagrams. In the simplest and primitive members, which are aquatic, there is no mycelium. The thallus in these forms is microscopic and unicellular. In Olpidium endogenum, it consists of a tiny mass of naked, uninucleate protoplast which enters the host cell, enlarges [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of division mycota. Division Mycota: The mycologists place division Mycota in the kingdom Plantae. This division includes non-green (achlorophyllous) nucleated thallophytes (fungi) which are characterised by the following features: (a) Obtain nutrition either by living as saprophytes or as parasites. Lacking chlorophyll, the mode of nutrition is thus heterotrophic and absorptive [...]