Mycology

This mushroom is also known as Oyster mushroom. Word ‘Pleurotus’ comes from the Greek word ‘Pleuro’ which means formed laterally or in sideways position, referring to the lateral position of…

•Approximately 25,000 fungi, including mushrooms, shelf fungi, puffballs, and rusts, are classified in the phylum Basidiomycota. •The name of the phylum is derived from the basidium, a transient diploid stage.…

•Mycologists have described over 60,000 species of ascomycetes, or sac fungi. •They range in size and complexity from unicellular yeasts to elaborate cup fungi and morels. •Ascomycetes live in a…