Club Fungi
In club fungi, cells from compatible hyphae fuse upon contact. The donor nuclei divide and travel from cell to cell of the receiver hypha. Septa open to allow the passage. The exchange may or may not be reciprocal. As with sac fungi, karyogamy is deferred until a fruiting body forms.
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