Question

Who discovered fungi?

Answer 1

Mycology:

The study of fungi and their particular interactions with other living things and the environment is known as mycology.

Fungi:

1. The word "fungus" comes from the Latin word "mushroom."
2. Fungi were found by Heinrich Anton de Bary in 1858.
3. Fungi is a genus of heterotrophic, mostly multicellular eukaryotic creatures (cannot make their food).
4. They could be filamentous or unicellular.
5. They reproduce by means of spores.
6. Fungi lack chlorophyll and hence cannot perform photosynthesis.