Zygomycota (Noun)
Meaning
Division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The phylum Zygomycota is a group of fungi that includes bread molds, fungi that live on dung, and others that cause diseases.
- Zygomycota are known to be one of the earliest evolutionary divisions within the kingdom Fungi.
- The majority of species classified in the phylum Zygomycota have a saprotrophic life cycle, or sometimes parasitic.
- Division Zygomycota contains the notorious species Rhizopus stolonifer, commonly found growing on rotting food.
- With approximately 1000 described species, Zygomycota exhibit a rich diversity of characteristics among these fungi.