Fungus common names

thumb|upright=1.35|Pholiota squarrosa growing at the base of a tree

A yeast is any species of fungus that grows primarily in a unicellular form and reproduces via budding or fission. Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms that originated hundreds of millions of years ago, with at least 1,500 species currently recognized. They constitute about 1% of all described fungal species.

thumb|Close up of mold on a strawberry thumb|Penicillium digitatum mold growing on a [[clementine]] A mold () or mould () is one of the structures that certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of spores containing fungal secondary metabolites. The spores are the dispersal units of the fungi. Not all fungi form molds. Some fungi form mushrooms or ascomata; others grow as single cells, and are called microfungi (for example, yeasts).

thumb|Tuber melanosporum|Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum)

species of fungi in the genus Chlorophyllum

also known as deuteromycetes

species of fungus

thumb|Polypores (Ganoderma sp.) growing on a tree in [[Borneo]]

name for several species of fungus

Puffballs are a type of fungus featuring a ball-shaped fruiting body that, when mature, bursts on contact or impact, releasing a cloud of dust-like spores into the surrounding area. Puffballs belong to the division Basidiomycota and encompass several genera, including Calvatia, Calbovista and Lycoperdon. The puffballs were previously treated as a taxonomic group called the Gasteromycetes or Gasteromycetidae, but they are now known to be a polyphyletic assemblage.

thumb|Example of downy mildew (left) along with [[powdery mildew (right) on a grape leaf]]

fungus that causes disease in humans or other organisms

Dermatophyte (from Greek derma "skin" (GEN dermatos) and phyton "plant") is a common label for a group of fungus of Arthrodermataceae that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans. Traditionally, these anamorphic (asexual or imperfect fungi) mold genera are: Microsporum, Epidermophyton and Trichophyton. There are about 40 species in these three genera. Species capable of reproducing sexually belong in the teleomorphic genus Arthroderma, of the Ascomycota (see Teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph for more information on this type of fungal life cycle). As of 2019 a total of nine genera

genus of fungi

A common kind of fungal wood rot

reproductive structure of fungi

descriptive term for a variety of fungi

plant wilt disease

250px|right|thumb|Japanese popular mushrooms, clockwise from left, enokitake, buna-shimeji, bunapi-shimeji, [[king oyster mushroom and shiitake (front).]] thumb|Lyophyllum shimeji thumb|:ja:ブナピー|Bunapi (developed by Hokuto Corporation)

thumb|One of several species called "chanterelle", Cantharellus cibarius thumb|Chanterelles on sale in San Francisco Chanterelle is the common name of several species of agaricomycetous fungi in the genera Cantharellus, Craterellus, Gomphus and Polyozellus. These fungi are orange, yellow or white, meaty and funnel-shaped. On the lower surface, most species have rounded, forked folds that run almost all the way down the stipe, which tapers down from the cap. Many species emit a fruity aroma and often have a mildly peppery taste.

fungal disease of wheat

group of fungi

227x227px|The porcini, Boletus edulis, showing the solid looking, spongy bottom surface, which is the defining characteristic of boletes.|alt=A bolete, Boletus edulis, showing the solid looking, spongy bottom surface, which is the defining characteristic of boletes.|thumb

fungi causing blue stain