Life Cycle of the Red Bread Mould Neurospora crassa

The ascomycete Neurospora crassa, which is frequently used for genetic investigations, produces three reproductive structures on its haploid mycelium: Macroconidia, which serve vegetative dissemination; microconidia, which additionally take on a sexual function; and protoperithecia, which have only a sexual function. The film documents the most important phases of the life cycle, in part by means …