Note: \u201c-mycota\u201d is used to designate a phylum while \u201c-mycetes\u201d formally denotes a class or is used informally to refer to all members of the phylum.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n The kingdom Fungi contains five major phyla that were established according to their mode of sexual reproduction or using molecular data. Polyphyletic, unrelated fungi that reproduce without a sexual cycle, were once placed for convenience in a sixth group, the Deuteromycota, called a \u201cform phylum,\u201d because superficially they appeared to be similar. However, most mycologists have discontinued this practice. Rapid advances in molecular biology and the sequencing of 18S rRNA (ribosomal RNA) continue to show new and different relationships among the various categories of fungi.<\/p>\n The five true phyla of fungi are the Chytridiomycota (Chytrids), the Zygomycota (conjugated fungi), the Ascomycota (sac fungi), the Basidiomycota (club fungi) and the recently described Phylum Glomeromycota. The Deuteromycota is an informal group of unrelated fungi that all share a common character \u2013 they use strictly asexual reproduction.<\/span><\/p>\n Note: \u201c-mycota\u201d is used to designate a phylum while \u201c-mycetes\u201d formally denotes a class or is used informally to refer to all members of the phylum.<\/span><\/p>\n The learning activities for this section include the following:<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n
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