Monoblepharidomycetes | |
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Monoblepharis polymorpha growing on a sesame seed in water collected from a vernal pool near Orono, Maine. Shown are the spiny, brownish resting spores sitting on top the empty oogonia. On the sides of the oogonia are empty antheridia. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Chytridiomycota |
Class: |
Monoblepharidomycetes J.H. Schaffner 1909 [3] |
Order: |
Monoblepharidales (J. Schröter 1893) Sparrow 1943 [1] [2] |
Type species | |
Monoblepharis spp. Cornu 1871
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Synonyms | |
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Members of the Monoblepharidomycetes have a filamentous thallus that is either extensive or simple and unbranched. They frequently have a holdfast at the base. In contrast to other taxa in their phylum, some reproduce using autospores, although many do so through zoospores. Oogamous sexual reproduction may also occur. [4]
In addition to the type genus, the order Monoblepharidales includes Harpochytrium and Oedogoniomyces. [4]
Based on the work of "The Mycota: A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi as Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research" [5] and synonyms from "Part 1- Virae, Prokarya, Protists, Fungi". [6] [7]