Fungi
🍄Sac Fungi
Ascomycota
~64,000 species
The largest phylum of fungi, producing spores inside sac-like structures called asci. Includes morels, truffles, yeasts, and most lichens, as well as many important molds like Penicillium.
Source: Wikipedia💡Truffles and morels are closely related despite looking completely different. Both are sac fungi that produce spores internally.
49 funguss
🍄 morel🍄 black morel🍄 half-free morel🍄 black truffle🍄 white truffle🍄 summer truffle🍄 burgundy truffle🍄 false morel🍄 elfin saddle🍄 white saddle🍄 orange peel fungus🍄 bladder cup🍄 common cup fungus🍄 scarlet elf cup🍄 ruby elfcup🦠 cordyceps🦠 caterpillar fungus🦠 beauveria🦠 trichoderma🍄 dead man's fingers🍄 king alfred's cakes🍄 candlesnuff fungus🦠 ergot🦠 grass endophyte🦠 penicillium🦠 aspergillus🦠 koji mold🦠 athlete's foot fungus🦠 ringworm fungus🦠 histoplasma🌿 reindeer lichen🌿 old man's beard🌿 map lichen🌿 sunburst lichen🌿 british soldiers lichen🌿 dog lichen🌿 lungwort lichen🌿 iceland moss🧫 baker's yeast🧫 brewer's yeast🧫 wine yeast🧫 candida🧫 kefir yeast🦠 black mold🦠 sooty mold🦠 apple scab🍄 green elfcup🦠 powdery mildew🦠 brown rot
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