The particularity of being a fungus – I. Cellular components

Abstract

Morphological and reproductive characteristics have been used to define the four phyla (Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota) that make up the Kingdom Fungi. However, fungal organelles and extracellular components have been studied in few species, and knowledge about them is restricted. In spite of the fact that fungi share some organelles with other eukaryotic organisms, they often show changes, but others are only found in Fungi. Compilation and divulgation of information about such fungal characteristics is the subject of this review.

Keywords

• SPBs
• hydrogenosome
• endomitosis
• Woronin bodies
• extracellular components