Opisthokonta/ fungi

organisms within this group

animals, fungi, choanoflagellates, nucleariids

what are choanoflagellates

closest living eukaryotic relative of animals

anatomy of choanoflagellates

central flagellum surrounded by collar of microvilli

mucoromycota

zygosporangia for reproductive structure and bread mold

Ascomycota

ascospores for reproduction, yeast

Basidiomycota

basidia for reproduction, mushrooms

Anatomy of mushroom

cap, gills with basidia, annulus, stipe, and mycelium under ground

Chytridiomycota

first fungi to evolve on earth, flagellated gametes, have chitin

What organisms comprise lichen

cyanobacteria or green algae

growth forms of lichen

crustose, foliose, fruiticose

crustose

flat, tight to surface of rocks and trees

foliose

more leaf like, edges curl away from substance, on trunks and branches

fruticose

shrubby growth, some found on ground

layers of lichen

cortex (top), algal layer, medulla (bottom)