Zygomycetes

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fungal class
gptkbp:asexualReproduction sporangiospores produced in sporangia
gptkbp:characteristic coenocytic hyphae
forms zygospores during sexual reproduction
gptkbp:division gptkb:Zygomycota
gptkbp:example gptkb:Mucor
gptkb:Rhizopus_stolonifer
gptkb:Pilobolus
gptkbp:habitat soil
decaying plant and animal matter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zygomycetes
gptkbp:importantFor some species are human pathogens
some species are plant pathogens
used in food production
used in industrial fermentation
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:notableFeature lack of septa in hyphae except during reproduction
gptkbp:reproduction asexual spores called sporangiospores
fusion of gametangia
gptkbp:taxonRank obsolete in modern taxonomy
members now distributed among several subphyla
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mucoromycotina
gptkb:Rhizopus_mold
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6