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Hyphomycetes is a class
Class (biology)

A class is the taxonomic rank in the biological classification of organisms in biology below phylum and above Order .The orders of taxonomy are life, Domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of fungi in the phylum Deuteromycota that lack fruiting bodies. Identification of the Hyphomycetes is primarily based on microscopic morphology including: conidial morphology
Morphology (biology)

The term morphology in biology refers to form, structure and configuration of an organism. This includes aspects of the outward appearance as well as the form and structure of the internal parts like bones and organs....
, especially septation
Septation

Septation may refer to:*Cell division*Formation of the septum during heart development...
, shape, size, colour and cell wall texture, the arrangement of conidia as they are borne on the conidiogenous cells (e.g. if they are solitary, arthrocatenate, blastocatenate, basocatenate, or gloiosporae), the type conidiogenous cell (e.g.






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Hyphomycetes is a class
Class (biology)

A class is the taxonomic rank in the biological classification of organisms in biology below phylum and above Order .The orders of taxonomy are life, Domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of fungi in the phylum Deuteromycota that lack fruiting bodies. Identification of the Hyphomycetes is primarily based on microscopic morphology including: conidial morphology
Morphology (biology)

The term morphology in biology refers to form, structure and configuration of an organism. This includes aspects of the outward appearance as well as the form and structure of the internal parts like bones and organs....
, especially septation
Septation

Septation may refer to:*Cell division*Formation of the septum during heart development...
, shape, size, colour and cell wall texture, the arrangement of conidia as they are borne on the conidiogenous cells (e.g. if they are solitary, arthrocatenate, blastocatenate, basocatenate, or gloiosporae), the type conidiogenous cell (e.g. non-specialized or hypha
Hypha

A hypha is a long, branching filamentous cell of a fungus, and also of unrelated Actinobacteria. In fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium....
-like, phialide
Phialide

Phialide [Gr. phialis, diminutive of phiale, a broad, flat vessel]*A flask-shaped projection from the conidiophore of certain fungi.*Projects from the mycelium without increasing in length without a subsequent increase in the formation of conidia....
, annellide, or sympodial
Sympodial

File:Laelia superbiens RHS.jpegPlants with sympodial growth have a specialized lateral growth pattern in which the apical meristem is terminated....
), and other additional features such as the presence of sporodochia or synnemata.

See also

  • Acremonium
    Acremonium

    Acremonium is a genus of fungus. Acremonium species are usually slow growing and are initially compact and moist. Acremonium hyphae are fine and hyaline and produce mostly simple phialides....
  • Aspergillus
    Aspergillus

    Aspergillus is a genus of around 200 molds found throughout much of nature worldwide. Aspergillus was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli....
  • Beauveria
    Beauveria

    Beauveria is a genus of asexually-reproducing fungi allied with the Ascomycota family Clavicipitaceae. Its several species are typically Entomopathogenic fungus....
  • Chrysosporium
    Chrysosporium

    Chrysosporium is a type of hyaline hyphomycetes .Their colonies are moderately fast growing, flat, white to tan to beige in colour; they often with a powdery or granular surface texture....
  • Fusarium
    Fusarium

    Fusarium is a large genus of Hypha fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial community....
  • Geotrichum
    Geotrichum

    Geotrichum is a genus of fungi found worldwide in soil, water, air, and sewage, as well as in plants, cereals, and dairy products; it is also commonly found in normal human flora and is isolated from sputum and feces....
  • Gliocladium
  • Graphium
    Graphium

    Graphium is a genus of mostly tropical Swallowtail butterfly butterfly commonly known as swordtails. Native to Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania, the genus is represented by over 100 species....
  • Retardation
    Retardation

    Retardation may have different meanings:* Mental retardation* Psychomotor retardation* Negative acceleration in mechanics * Retardation factor in chromatography...
  • Malbranchea
  • Paecilomyces
    Paecilomyces

    Paecilomyces is a genus of nematophagous fungus which kills nematodes by pathogenesis, or by causing disease in the nematodes. Therefore the fungus can be used as a bio-nematicide to control nematodes by applying it to soil....
  • Penicillium
    Penicillium

    Penicillium is a genus of ascomyceteous fungi that includes:*Penicillium bilaiae, which is an agricultural inoculant.*Penicillium camemberti, which is used in the production of Camembert and Brie cheese cheeses....
  • Scedosporium
  • Scopulariopsis
  • Sepedonium
  • Trichoderma
    Trichoderma

    Trichoderma are in all soils, where they are the most prevalent culturable fungi. Many species in this genus can be characterized as opportunistic avirulent plant symbionts....
  • Trichothecium
  • Verticillium
    Verticillium

    Verticillium is a genus of fungi in the division Ascomycota. Within the genus, diverse groups are formed comprising saprotrophs and parasites of higher plants, insects, nematodes, mollusc eggs and other fungi thus it can be seen that the genus is a wide ranging group of taxa characterised by simple but ill-defined characters....


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