1. Fungi (Chapter 31)

2. Pink ear rot of corn

3. Figure 23-16

5. Fungi Are they always a nuisance?

6. Mycotoxins: e.g., Aflatoxins from Aspergillus flavus And ergotism from Claviceps purpurea.

7. Amanita

8. Figure 25-12c

10. Budding yeast

11. Figure 24-7

14. Fungal production of an antibiotic

15. Decomposers Mycology: Study of Fungi

16. Fungi may be Saprobes (absorb nutrients from dead organic material) Parasites (absorb nutrients from live organic material

17. 31.20 Examples of fungal diseases of plants: Black stem rust on wheat (left), ergots on rye (right)

18. Strawberries with Botrytis mold, a plant parasitic fungus

19. Fungi may be Saprobes (absorb nutrients from dead organic material) Parasites (absorb nutrients from live organic material) Mutualistic symbionts

20. 31.16 Lichens

21. 31.17 Anatomy of a lichen

22. Anatomy of a lichen Algal cells Fungus

23. Mycorrhizae: Fungus living in a mutualistic symbiosis with plant roots

25. 31.19 An experimental test of the benefits of mycorrhizae (soybean plants)

26. 31.1 Fungal mycelia

27. Septate hyphae (left) and nonseptate (coenocytic) hyphae (right)

28. 31.2 Examples of fungal hyphae (chitin)

29. Fungi may be Saprobes (absorb nutrients from dead organic material) Parasites (absorb nutrients from live organic material) Mutualistic symbionts Predators

31. 31.13 A fairy ring

32. 31.3 Generalized life cycle of fungi

35. 31.4 Phylogeny of fungi

36. Deuteromycetes (imperfect fungi) Fungi without known sexual stages that cannot (yet) be classified.

37. 31.5 Chytridiomycota (chytrids)

38. 31.4 Phylogeny of fungi

39. 31.6 The common mold Rhizopus decomposing strawberries Conjugating Fungi

40. 31.7 The life cycle of the zygomycete Rhizopus (black bread mold)

41. Young zygosporangium

42. Mature zygosporangium

43. Pilobolus

44. 31.4 Phylogeny of fungi

45. Sac Fungi: Ascomycetes - Life cycle

46. Budding yeast

47. 31.9. Ascomycetes (sac fungi) Scarlet cup TrufflesMorel

48. A moldy orange (left), Penicillium (right)

49. 31.4 Phylogeny of fungi

50. 31.12 The life cycle of a mushroom-forming basidiomycete

51. 31.11 Basidiomycetes (club fungi): Greville's bolete (top left), turkey tail (bottom left), stinkhorn (right)

52. Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)

53. Gills (reproduction)

54. Table 31.1 Review of Fungal Phyla