How are fungi classified?
Well, even though there are nearly 100,000 species of modern fungi, biologists have only begun to comprehend the diversity of these organisms. Around 1,000 species are discovered each year. Just as with plants, fungi are grouped into divisions, which are comparable to animal phyla. The four major groups of fungi are Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Deuteromycota. • The four major divisions of fungi: • Zygomycota- Zygomycota, also known as the Zygote fungi. This group only contains about 600 species. They cause soft fruit rot and black bread mold. Zygospores are dispersed through the air and can remain dormant until conditions will allow them to grow. Once they are able to grow they will then undergo meiosis and germinate into structures, and may reproduce asexually. • Ascomycota-Ascomycota, also known as the Sac fungi. This group of fungi contains around 30,000 species in its group. They may cause molds on fruit, they can damage textiles. This group of fungi also causes Dutch
