Explain the morphology of mucor with neat diagram
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Mucor
Mucor is a mould or a type of fungi, that is found everywhere. There are many species of Mucor (around 50) that are distributed worldwide. It can cause diseases particularly called mucormycosis that might affect the mucous membrane, lungs, eyes, skin etc. Mucor species are fast-growing fungi, which have a highly developed mycelium and branched hyphae. The hyphae in Mucor are generally coenocytic, but septa may appear in the mature hyphae. The cytoplasm of the hypha appears granular.
Classification:Kingdom: Mycota
Division: Zygomycota
Sub-division: Zygomycotina
Class: Zygomycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Mucor
Explanation:
Structure of Mucor
narrow in shape.
Columella: Sporangiophore swells up to form a dome-like structure called “Columella” which can vary in both shape and size.
Sporangium: It is the round and thick outer covering which carries numerous spores inside it. It can be globose to spherical.
Spores: These are the reproductive structures forms within the sporangium which are simple, flattened and variable in shape and size.
Nucleus: Multinucleate nuclei present in Mucor.
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