Table 1.  Comparison of the characteristics of Fungi and Fungus-like Organisms
Fungi Straminipila (Oomycota) Myxomycota Dictyostelida
uniflagellate zoospores; smooth, posterior (chytrids only)
biflagellate zoospores, one with hairs, anterior or sagital biflagellate cells, anterior, smooth no flagellated cells
haploid (n) thallus diploid (2n) thallus diploid (2n) thallus haploid (n) thallus
meiosis zygotic (except for one group) meiosis gametic meiosis gametic meiosis zygotic
cells walls of ß-1,3 and -1,6 glucan + chitin in a polysaccharide matrix walls of ß-glucan hydroxy proline and cellulose ß-glalactose some with cellulose
mitochondrial cristae platelike mitochondrial cristae tubular mitochondrial cristae tubular mitochondrial cristae tubular
not sensitive to metalaxyl antibiotic; sensitive to amphotericin B and fluconazole antibiotics  sensitive to metalaxyl antibiotic; not sensitive to amphotericin B and fluconazole antibiotics --
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