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ascomycete
a member of the fungus phylum Ascomycota, whose members form sexual spores in a saclike case known as an ascus
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ascus
a saclike case in which sexual spores are formed by members of the fungus phylum Ascomycota
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basidiomycete
a member of the fungus phylum Basidiomycota, which includes species that produce sexual spores in club-shaped cells known as basidia
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basidium
a diploid cell, typically club-shaped, formed by members of the fungus phylum Basidiomycota; produces basidiospores by meiosis
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chytrid
a member of the fungus phylum Chytridomycota, which includes species with flagellated swimming spores
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club fungus
a fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, whose members (which include mushrooms, puffballs, and shelf fungi) reproduce by means of basidiospores
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glomeromycete
a member of the fungus phylum Glomeromycota, which includes species that form mycorrhizal associations with plant roots and that form bush-shaped branching structures inside plant cells
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hypha
in fungi, a threadlike structure that consists of elongated cells, typically with many haploid nuclei; many of these make up the fungal body
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lichen
a symbiotic association between an alga or a cyanobacterium and a fungus, resulting in a composite organism
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mycelium
the body of a fungus, consisting of a mass of hyphae
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mycorrhiza
a symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a land plant that facilitates mineral extraction and absorption
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sac fungus
a member of the fungus phylum Ascomycota, whose members form spores in a saclike case called an ascus
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septum
a partition that separates the fungal hypha into individual cells; pores in septa allow the transfer of materials between cells
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sporangium
a structure in which spores are produced
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spore
in plants and fungi, a haploid cells capable of developing into an adult without fusing with another cell (without fertilization)
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zygomycete
a fungus of the phylum Zygomycota, which includes the species that causes fruit rot and bread mold
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