Fungi pronunciation - Fungi

The clavicipitaceous endophytes in the genus Neotyphodium phylum Ascomycota are among the best studied.

Lichens formed a component of the early terrestrial ecosystems, and the estimated age of the oldest terrestrial lichen fossil is 415 Ma; this date roughly corresponds to the age of the oldest known fossil, a species found in the Rhynie Chert.

The familiar mushrooms and toadstools are merely the fruiting bodies of organisms that exist mainly as a threadlike mycelium in the soil.

Ecology A pin mold decomposing a peach Although often inconspicuous, fungi occur in every environment on and play very important roles in most.