These tube-like structures are asci, they usually have 8 ascospores per ascus. Zygomycetes have hypha that lack septa. Named club fungi because the reproductive structures under the cap have club-shaped cells. Important members of this Phylum include penicillium, which reproduces asexually by budding off. This species is used to make antibiotics, as well as flavoring cheese.
Lichens reproduce by releasing packets of fungal and algal cells.