1. The mycelium of the fungus is like a colorless white cotton.
2 Fungal mycelium is highly branched and sinocytic.
3. They live as dead animals or parasites.
4. It resides in the intercellular spaces of the host and absorbs food by haustoria.
5. Branches of sporangiophores produce lemon-shaped sporangium.
6. Sporangium produces bi-flagellated spores.
7. A single conidium is produced at the apex of each branch of the conidiophore.
8. Conidia are ovoid, thick-walled, with granular protoplasm and multiple nuclei.
9. It is a diploid fungus. Its cells have 11-13 chromosomes. It contains 240 million base pairs and 18000 genes.