BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+INVEST.-CONNECT ACCESS
BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+INVEST.-CONNECT ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781260542233
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 20, Problem 5WIO
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The distinguishing characteristics of each phylum of fungi.

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The classification in fungi is based on the evolutionary relationships of the fungi. There are five different phyla in fungi, namely- Chytridiomycetes, Zygomycetes, Glomeromycetes, Ascomycetes, and Basidiomycetes.

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