In the laboratory, you are trying to identify which fungal lineage a particular fungus belongs to. You examine many different cells from the individual, and notice that some are flagellated and motile. Into which group do you place the fungus?

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18 January, 18:30

In the laboratory, you are trying to identify which fungal lineage a particular fungus belongs to. You examine many different cells from the individual, and notice that some are flagellated and motile. Into which group do you place the fungus?

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Colton Ballard · Answer 1

Chytrids

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Chytrids also known as Chytridiomycota are saprotrophs and have chitin cell wall and a posterior whiplash flagellum Chytrids reproduce with zoospores that are capable of active movement through aqueous phases For most members of Chytrids asexual reproduction occurs through the release of these zoospores derived through mitosis In some members, sexual reproduction is achieved through the fusion of isogametes Chytrids are coenocytic with no distinction between individual cells The filaments are long and tubular with a cytoplasm lining and large vacuole in the center These single-celled organisms have branching hyphae with rhizoids