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Fungi classification — sorted by Fungus phyla (divisions). For other fungi taxonomy subdivision classifications, see Category: Fungus taxa by rank . For other taxa classifications, see Category: Fungus taxa .
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Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a former division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi. The members are now part of two phyla: the Mucoromycota and Zoopagomycota. [1] Approximately 1060 species are known. [2] They are mostly terrestrial in habitat, living in soil or on decaying plant or animal material.
Neocallimastigomycota is a phylum containing anaerobic fungi, which are symbionts found in the digestive tracts of larger herbivores.Anaerobic fungi were originally placed within phylum Chytridiomycota, within Order Neocallimastigales but later raised to phylum level, [3] a decision upheld by later phylogenetic reconstructions. [4]
[34] [40] A black yeast has been recorded as a partner in a complex relationship between ants, their mutualistic fungus, a fungal parasite of the fungus and a bacterium that kills the parasite. The yeast has a negative effect on the bacteria that normally produce antibiotics to kill the parasite, so may affect the ants' health by allowing the ...
Many animals are opportunistic fungivores and eat fungi if available, but only a few near-exclusively target them. mycetophagous. Fungus-eating. [145] fungoid . fungous. Similar to a fungus in texture or morphology. [146] fungus. pl. fungi. A kingdom of organisms in Eukaryota. Fungi are distinguished based on their morphology, nutritional modes ...
The English word fungus is directly adopted from the Latin fungus (mushroom), used in the writings of Horace and Pliny. [10] This in turn is derived from the Greek word sphongos (σφόγγος 'sponge'), which refers to the macroscopic structures and morphology of mushrooms and molds; [11] the root is also used in other languages, such as the German Schwamm ('sponge') and Schimmel ('mold').