Botany 430

Mycology

General Information

• Instructor: Dr. George Wong (St. John 612B, 956-3940)
• Lecture:

Lecture Topics

• Course objectives, What is a fungus?
• The fungal thallus, reproduction and taxonomy
• Classification of fungi; Division: Myxomycota, Classes: Acrasiomycetes, Protosteliomycetes
• Classes: Protosteliomycetes, Myxomycetes
• Class: Myxomycetes; Division: Chytridiomycota, Class: Chytridiomycetes, Order: Chytridiales
• Order: Blastocladiales; Division: Plasmodiophoromycota, Class: Plasmodiophoromycetes
• Division: Oomycota, Class: Oomycetes, Order: Saprolegniales
• Order: Saprolegniales
• Order: Peronosporales
• Exam 1
• Division: Eumycota, Subdivision: Zygomycotina, Class: Zygomycetes, Order: Mucorales
• Orderes: Mucorales, Endogonales, Entomophthorales
• Subdivision: Ascomycotina; Ascus and ascocarp development
• Class: Hemiascomycetes, Order: Endomycetales, Order: Taphrinales
• Class: Plectomycetes, Orders: Eurotiales, Microascales
• Class: Pyrenomycetes, Orders: Erysiphales, Meliolales, Diaporthales, Hypocreales
• Class: Pyrenomycetes, Orders: Xylariales, Clavicipitales
• Class: Discomycetes, Orders: Phacidiales, Helotiales, Pezizales, Tuberales
• Class: Loculoascomycetes, Orders: Myriangiales, Pleosporales, Hysteriales, laboulbeniomycetes, Laboulbeniales, Spathulosporales
• Subdivision: Basidiomycotina, Class: Heterobasidiomycetes, Orders: Dacrymycetales, Tulasnellales, Tremellales, Auriculariales
• Exam 2
• Class: Heterobasidiomycetes, Orders: Uredinales, Ustilaginales
• Class: Homobasidiomycetes, Orders: Aphyllophorales, Agaricales
• Class: Gasteromycetes, Orders: Hymenogastrales, Tulostomatales, Lycoperdales, Phallales, Nidulariales
• Subdivision: Deuteromycotina, Class: Deuteromycetes; Parasexual cycle; Saccardian system of spore classification
• Class: Deuteromycetes, Orders: Moniliales, Sphaeropsidales, Melanconiales
• Lichens and other examples of fungi as symbionts
• Phylogeny of fungi
• Saprobic activities of fungi
• Parasitic activities of fungi

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  Disclaimer: This information has been obtained from the syllabus for the Fall 1993 class offering and is only partial information about the course. It is not an authorized syllabus and does not offer any guarantee that the course was taught according to this outline then or will be taught this way in the future. It is only intended for general planning.