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Neurospora crassa
Neurospora crassa
Tiger
Panthera tigris
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| Trait | Neurospora crassa | Tiger |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition | Data unavailable | Carnivorous Source ↗ |
| Social organization | Not applicable | Generally solitary Source ↗ |
| Physical traits | Hyphae form a spreading network and produce abundant orange-colored asexual spores under suitable conditions. | Dark stripes break up the tiger’s outline. Stripe patterns vary from one individual to another. |
| Habitat and range | Plant-derived organic substrates support growth. Laboratory media make it possible to follow the development of an individual fungal lineage. | Tigers live in varied habitats, including tropical forests, mangrove swamps and temperate forest. |
| Diet and nutrition | External enzymes and nutrient uptake allow the fungus to use organic carbon sources, including sugars. | Tigers mainly hunt large mammals, including deer and wild pigs. |
| Behavior and activity | Hyphal extension and branching spread the colony. Daily timing of development has made this species useful in circadian research. | A tiger usually hunts by stalking its prey and attacking at close range. A tiger can communicate without meeting another tiger directly. Scratches and scent marks leave information at places another animal may visit later. In addition to stalking on land, tigers can swim well and have been observed hunting in water. |
| Reproduction and life cycle | Asexual conidia disperse growth. Sexual reproduction between compatible mating types produces spores in sac-like asci inside fruiting structures. | Young tigers stay with their mother while developing the skills needed to take prey. This prolonged period of dependence is consistent with an adult life that is generally solitary. A photograph of a female with cubs therefore describes an important life stage rather than a permanent social group. |
| Geographic distribution | Culture collections contain isolates from different localities. Their holdings do not by themselves establish the full current geographic range. | Data unavailable |
| Ecological role | The fungus participates in the breakdown and recolonization of plant-derived material. | Data unavailable |
| Distinctive adaptations | Genome-defense processes, including repeat-induced point mutation, distinguish its genetic biology from that of many other model fungi. | Individual stripe patterns have practical value to field researchers. Paired cameras can photograph the sides of a passing tiger, and repeated images of the same pattern can identify the same animal. A sequence of detections across sampling locations can support a population estimate. |
Classification
Shared ancestry
Closest shared taxon: Opisthokonta.