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The main difference between septate and coenicytic fungi is that they posses divisions or septa on their hyphae. Are invaginations of the same material that composes the cell wall, usually chitin, these septa have small pores in them that allow the inter exchange of materials like ribosomes and even nuclei between cells, when the hypha is damaged septum pores are closed, localizing damage, saving the rest of the hypha from further damage. While hypae on coenicytic fungi don have any septa, so the whole hypha is a single cell, when damaged the hypha will try to recover, but if the damage is large enough the hypha will die. This is a clear advantage of septate over non-septate fungi. Most Phylums on the Kingdom Mycota are septate. Fungus-like organisms posses coenicytic hyphae.
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∙ 12y agoa septate hyphea has many divisions whereas the coenocytic hyphea also known as aseptate is free from any division.
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Are hyphae cross walls?
Hyphae that lack a cross wall are called CoenocyticWhereas those that contain a cross wall are called Septate
What are fungi cell walls called?
Sometimes the hyphae are divided into Compartments by cross walls called septa . Fungi with cross walls are called septate fungi, while fungi without cross walls are called coenocytic fungi.
What characteristics determines that fungal hyphae are coenocytic?
If no crosswalls are present.
What is coencytic hyphae?
Fungal mycelium in which hyphae lack septa (a wall, dividing a hypha into smaller ones) are known as "aseptate" or "coenocytic". So basically its hyphae without a cross wall.
How do the two types of hyphae in the ascocarp different?
Hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls in most fungai. These are called septate hyphae. The cells that are not divided are called aseptate.
Are Rhizopus hyphae coenocytic or septate?
Rhizpous hyphae are not divided, so are coenocytic.
Differences between septate and coenocytic hyphae?
a septate hyphea has many divisions whereas the coenocytic hyphea also known as aseptate is free from any division
Are hyphae cross walls?
Hyphae that lack a cross wall are called CoenocyticWhereas those that contain a cross wall are called Septate
What is the difference between septate and non septate hyphae?
Septate hyphae are composed of individual cells separated from one another by cell walls. Nonseptate hyphae look like one big cell! There are no walls, and the nuclei are spread throughout the hypha.
What are fungi cell walls called?
Sometimes the hyphae are divided into Compartments by cross walls called septa . Fungi with cross walls are called septate fungi, while fungi without cross walls are called coenocytic fungi.
How do fungi hyphae differ?
Yeasts are unicellular and don't form hyphae. If the environment is harsh they may form pseudohyphae. Molds usually form aseptate hyphae. Sometimes mold's sporangium can have a septa, which separates it form the rest of mycellium.
What characteristics determines that fungal hyphae are coenocytic?
If no crosswalls are present.
What is coencytic hyphae?
Fungal mycelium in which hyphae lack septa (a wall, dividing a hypha into smaller ones) are known as "aseptate" or "coenocytic". So basically its hyphae without a cross wall.
How do the two types of hyphae in the ascocarp different?
Hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls in most fungai. These are called septate hyphae. The cells that are not divided are called aseptate.
How do the two types of hyphae in the ascocarp differ?
Hyphae are divided into cells by internal cross-walls in most fungai. These are called septate hyphae. The cells that are not divided are called aseptate.
What is the difference between fungal spore and conidia?
fungal spores are haploid 'non motile and are formed in sporangia on sporangiophore while conidia are haploid ,non motile spores which are formed on conidiophore instead of sporangia spores are mostly characteristics of aseptate hyphae while conidia is of septate hyphae conidia are in the fornm of chains and clusters
What nuclear arrangement is unique to the ascomycota and basidiomycota?
In both the Ascomycota and basidiomycota, the nuclei are separated by cross walls or septate hyphae.
