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Scorias Spongiosa
''Scorias spongiosa'' is a Sooty mold, sooty mould fungus that grows on aphid Honeydew (secretion), honeydew. It is a member of the Capnodiaceae family of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi. It is found only on American beech trees, ''Fagus grandifolia''. Overview ''Scorias spongiosa'' is a specialist and grows exclusively on the honeydew formed by Colony (biology), colonies of the beech blight aphid, ''Beech blight aphid, Grylloprociphilus imbricator''. This aphid is found only on one host plant, the American beech tree, ''Fagus grandifolia'', where it congregates on branches and twigs, creating copious amounts of honeydew that drip onto vegetation below. The large quantity of honeydew enables this fungus to grow to a large size, much bigger than other sooty mould fungi, which produce only a thin black layer on the surface of leaves. On tree trunks this fungus has been known to grow into a mass of hyphae as big as a football, but it is more usual for the agglomeration on branches or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, which by one traditional classification include Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the ''Eumycota'' (''tru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
