The Various Types Of Sexual Reproduction In Fungi:
1. Planogametic copulation: Fusion of motile gamete is called planogametic copulation.
- Isogamy – Fusion of morphologically and physiologically similar gametes.
- Example: Synchytrium
- Anisogamy – Fusion of morphologically or physiologically dissimilar gametes
- (Example: Allomyces).
- Oogamy – Fusion of both morphologically and physiologically dissimilar gametes.
- (Example: Monoblepharis).
2. Gametangial contact: During sexual reproduction a contact is established between antheridium and oogonium
(Example: Albugo).
3. Gametangial copulation: Fusion of gametangia to form zygospore.
(Example: Mucor and Rhizopus).
4. Spermatization: Auninucleate pycniospore/microconidium is transferred to receptive hyphal cell
(Example: Puccinia / Neurospora)
5. Somatogamy: Fusion of two somatic cells of the hyphae
(Example: Agaricus).
