MIMM 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Omphalotus Olearius, Phallus Impudicus, Phallaceae
13 Dec 2018
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Mimm 211 - mycology w/ prof turcotte (10/17/18) Jack-o-lantern mushroom omphalotus olearius: north american basidiomycete, produces fruiting bodies on rotting stumps, bright orange pigment under normal light conditions, glows in the dark due to production of luciferases . In clinical laboratories, classification is typically done according to the asexual mode of reproduction. Can perform pcr to look at the ribosomal rna: done to identify the species, types of sexual spores vary by phyla. Panama 1/3 of the species has disappeared because of this fungus. Tree frogs are quite important in panama (similar to how beavers are important in canada) The problem started because of trade and bringing in different species of chytrid into the country that the frogs were not immune to: european version of chytrid is causing extinction in the americas. Zygomycetes/mucormycetes: primitive group, hyphae are not septated like higher fungi, this means that the fungi are quite fragile.
