Q.54
Which of the followings is not true about fungi belonging to Mucor:
EXPLANATION
General Mycology Principles, Fungal Ultrastructure, Growth Requirements & Mucorales (Mucor, Rhizopus)
- Diagnostic Mycological Features of Mucor:
- Fungi belonging to the order Mucorales:
- Apophyses: Absent in Mucor (columella joins directly to sporangiophore). True.
- Sporangia: Large, spherical/round ($50 - 300\ \mu\text{m}$). True.
- Sporangiophores: Can be branched. True.
- Rhizoids and Stolons: Completely absent in Mucor. In contrast, prominent root-like rhizoids are characteristic of Rhizopus (produced directly opposite sporangiophores at nodes) and Absidia (produced internodally between sporangiophores).
- nalysis:
- Statement 1 claims rhizoids are present in Mucor, which is not true, hence the correct answer.
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