Mesh term Fungi
Browse to parent terms:Eukaryota
Description
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live parasitically as saprobes, including MUSHROOMS; YEASTS; smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi, commonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.Browse to child terms:
Agricultural Inoculants
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota
Blastocladiomycota
Chytridiomycota
Fungi, Unclassified
Glomeromycota
Lichens
Microsporidia
Mitosporic Fungi
Mycorrhizae
Neocallimastigomycota
Yeasts
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