Grape head mold

Grape head mold
	Grape head mold ( Mucor racemosus )
Systematics
Department :	insecure position (incertae sedis)
Subdivision :	Mucoromycotina
Order :	Mucorales
Family :	Mucoraceae
Genre :	Mucor
Type :	Grape head mold
Scientific name
	Mucor racemosus
	Fresen.

The grape head mold ( Mucor racemosus ) is a species from the genus Mucor . It occurs in soil, horse manure, and rotting fruit. The species develops en masse in the sewage of breweries and forms fur-like and tuft-like growths on stones and wood.

features

The hyphae are 10 to 50 micrometers wide, have no transverse walls and are very branchy. They are divided into main trunks with adherent roots and many side branches. At the tips of the hyphae, spherical oidia are separated. In the hyphae there are numerous chlamydospores that are cylindrical and thick-walled. In nutrient-rich waters, the hyphae can disintegrate into gems that later sprout like yeast . Chlamydospores, oidia and gems are used for reproduction, since the species does not form sporangia and spores in water.

supporting documents

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .

[Wassertropfen-1] A ^b Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in the water drop. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-11966-2 .