Fungi

Fungi (from the Latin fungus, 'mushroom') are ubiquitous, eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll and are therefore always heterotrophic; they exist in both unicellular and multicellular forms, and the branch of biology that studies them is called Mycology (from the Greek mykes, mushroom, and logos, study). This section works through their history, general structural features, methods of reproduction, the different classification schemes proposed for them, their broad economic importance, and two named genera studied in detail - Rhizopus …