Mastigomycotina

1. 1. SUBMITTED BY Vivek kumar MSc MICROBIOLOGY Bangalore University

2. 2.  Assimilative phase typically filamentous. Plasmodium or pseudo plasmodium
absent.  Sub division of Divison Eumycota  It is a zoosporic fungi 
3. 3.  Growth of hyphae is apical. Definite cell wall  Unicellular or filamentous.  Thalli do
not posses plasmodi or pseudoplasmodia.  Approx.75000 known species.  True fungi.
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4. 4.  Most of them are filamentous Adapted mostly in aquatic habitat.  Commonly known
as “zoosporic fungi”  & Sexual reproduction by oospore formation. Live either
saprophytes or parasites.  Centric nuclear division.their centrioles remains functional
during nuclear division. have coenocytic mycelium.However unicellular form are
present, and some genera show the pseudosepta(falsecrosswall)formation.
5. 5.  Three types of zoospore 1. Laterally biflagellate 2. Posteriorly uniflagellate 3.
Anteriorly uniflagellateZoospore are flagellated fungi reproduce asexually by means of
flagellated spore produced in zoosporangium.
6. 6.  On the basis of flagellation of zoospore 1. Chitridiomycetes 2. Hypochitridiomycetes
3. Oomycetes 3 CLASSES  By AINSWORTH,1973 
7. 7.  Cellwall is made up of chitin The vegetative body is unicellular or chain of cells
attached with substratum by rhizoids.  & Produces posteriorly uniflagellate zoospore.
Plant body is normally haploid.Except Allowmycetes glucans.
8. 8. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION By zoospore produced in zoosporangium. Zoospore are
uniflagellate,flagellum whip lash type&posteriorly placed SEXUAL REPRODUTION By
pianogametes developed in gametangia.fused to form zygote meisios----forms new
haploid thallus
9. 9.  Polycentric-Rhizoidal system bears more than one reproductive structure. Eucarpic
monocentric –Rhizoidal system bears only a single reproductive structure.  Eucarpic-
Reproductive organs arise from only a position of the thallus.  Halocarpic-primitive
forms may consist of a unicellular thallus without specialized vegetative parts which
converted to reproductive organ. Eg; Olpidium 
10. 10. 1. Chitridiales -True mycelium lacking rhizoids or rhizomycelium present in some
species 2. Blastocladiales-sexual reproduction present.,zoospores with nuclear cap;thick
walled ,resistant sporangia formed 3. Monoblepharidales-Sexual reproduction ,no
resistant sporangia formed. 4. Spizellomycetales-Mainly in soil. 5. Neocalimasticales-
occur in rumen
11. 11.  2.Olpidium brassicae: 1.Synchytriun endobioticum: cause wart disease of potato. 
Examples of chitridiomycetes…..  4.Physoderma maydis:causes brown spot of maize.
3.Urophlyctis alfalfae:causes crown wart of alfalfa(medicago) cause wart diseases in
roots of crucifers.
12. 12. Wart disease of potato Brown spot of maize Crown wart disease of alfalfa
13. 13.  Thallus is halocarpic or eucarpic, Zoospore are anteriorly uniflagellate  Aquatic
fresh water or marine fungi & Vegetative system is rhizoidal or hypha like with
intercalary swellings.monocentric or polycentric
14. 14.  The zoospore are either completely differentiated in the sporangium.  The
sporangia are inoperculate  Cellwall contains chitin or chitin with cellulose  & Similar
to morphological structure of chytridiomycetes but differ from them in the structure and
anterior flagellation of the zoospore.Zoospore differentiate outside the sporangium.

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 15. 15.  Based on the organization ,morphology1. Hyphochytriales or anisochytridiales & 3
families 1. Anisolpidiaceae 2. Rhizidiomycetaceae 3. Hyphochytriaceaedevelopment of
the thallus
16. 16.  On the basis of differences in molecular weights of rhibosamal RNA Lovett & Le
John (1972)on the basis of regulation of glutamic dehydrogenase activity proposed that
anisochitrids are predessors of both the Chytridiomycetes Bartnicky Garcia(1970) also
placed the anisochytrids out side the main phylogenitic line of fungi.But nearer the
oomycetes. Haselby(1971)found that anisochytridse could not be placed in any other
major class of fungi. &Oomycetes.
17. 17.  This justify place in a separate class Hyphochytriomycetes. Also difference in the
position of the flagellum on the planospores.  In hyphochytridiomycetes diaminopimelic
pathway of lysine synthesis occurs, where as in the chytridiomycetes it is aminoadipic. 
The hyphochitridiomycetes differ from the Chytridiomycetes on the basis of the pathways
of lysine synthesis,the nature of the flagella as well as the cellwall composition (cellulose
chitin). 
18. 18.  Cellwall contains cellulose and glucans Halocarpic or eucarpic.  Vegetative body
is filamentous and coenocytic except the unicellular Lagenidiaies.  &chitin is absent
19. 19.  By biflagellate heterokontAsexual reproduction & Anteriorly directed flagellum is
tinsel type Zoospores are diploid formed by mitosis.  Zoosporangia-modified hyphae
that are usually terminal delimited by a septum. anisokont zoospore that are produced
in zoosporangia. & Depending on genera two types of zoospores are formedposteriorly
directed is whiplash type.
20. 20.  Two types of zoospores are there formed in the lifecycle 1. Primary zoospore-First
formed pip shaped&the flagella are located anteriorly , which is released from the
zoosporangium ,encyst & Zoosporangium and zoospores are the major dispersal agents
for most species.germinates to form the secondary zoospore. 2. Secondary zoospore-
The secondary zoospore which is reniform or bean shaped and laterally flagellated.
21. 21.  Depending on taxa there may be one to many oospheres per oogonium. male
gamate is produced by antheridium and transferred to the oogonium by gametangial
contact and migration of male nuclei into oogonia and fertilize oosphers Homothalic- self
fertile or heterothalic-opposite mating type required for sexual reproduction. Female
gamete(oosphere)produced by oogonium.  Sexual reproduction is heterogamous
(oogamous) by oogonia(female) and antheridia(male) 
22. 22.  In antheridia This type of sexual reproduction is referred to as gametangial
copulation.  A swimming sperm is absent in the oomycetes.  & The eggs and sperms
are products of meiosis and the only parts of the lifecycloogonia meiosis take place.
Diploid zygote develops into thick walled resistant oospore that germinates and give rise
to vegetaive diploid hyphae that reproduce asexually by production of zoospores.e that
are haploid.
23. 23.  Four orders 1. Lagenidiales(Salilagenidials) 2. Leptomitales 3. Saproleginales 4.
Peronosporales-This order has some of the most well known pathogens cause diseases
to many crop plants. It divides into 3 families; 1.Pythiaceae-pithium,phytophthora
2.Peronosporaceae-plasmopara 3.Albuginaceae-Albugo
24. 24.  It contain the late blight of potato fungus Phytophthora infestans and relatives such
as peronospora ,Bremia, Plasmopara and others that cause ‘downy mildews’ ,the
‘damping off’ fungi,pythium spp. And the white rust fungi, albugo spp. The most
economocally important group of oomycetes is the peronosporales. 

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