Taxonomy
This is the suffix for fungal phyla
What is -mycota?
These fungi have brown cups with tan insides. They're Ally Restrepo's favorite mushroom!
What are Hairy Rubber Cups?
A typical Basidiomycotan fungus has this many types of mycelium
What is 3?
This popular horror franchise revolves around human Cordyceps infection
What is The Last of Us?
The Irish Potato Famine lasted this many years
What is 7 years?
Oh no! These "fungi" don't have septate mycelium! These aren't fungi, they're.....
What are slime molds?
These fungi have thin stalks and orange caps. They're Ally Restrepo's second favorite mushroom!
What are Orange Pinwheel Mushrooms?
This phylum has two stages of reproduction: sexual and asexual
What is Ascomycota?
What kinda animal is that? This hybrid animal in Minecraft is part fungus.
What is mooshroom?
Walking on the moon is cool, but this other, cooler, fungal thing happened in 1969
What is the establishing of kingdom Fungi?
These 2 phyla contain 90% of all known fungal species
What are Basidiomycota and Ascomycota?
These fungi have attached gills that run down their stalks and fork at the ends. We've seen bright orange ones!
What are Chanterelles?
Don't give it to some people! This mold makes up a medicine that can kill them!
What is Penicillium?
Fungi in the Pacific Northwest were planted to guard the graves of these tribal leaders.
What are shamans?
This plant infection that was important in ancient Greek culture also may have played a role in the Salem Witch Trials
What is Ergot?
This newly established fungal phylum has only 230 species in it.
What is Glomeromycota?
These cool little guys stain blue when pressed.
What are Two Colored Boletes?
These fungi contain compounds that are extremely valuable in cancer research!
What are turkey tails?
Ya-hoo! This iconic fungal species inspired the design of Toad from the Mario franchise.
What is Fly Agaric?
These "mushrooms of immortality" were only able to be consumed by the emperors in ancient China.
What are Reishi Mushrooms?
Lichen aren't fungi, they're something so weird we don't know how to describe them! This equally weird name is what we have classified them as for now.
What is Mycophycophyta?
This fungus is what turns dead wood teal.
What is Green Stain Fungus?
Ghost Pipe are called these type of plants, ones that get their nutrients from mycorrhizal relationships.
What are Mycoheterotrophs?
This book, written by Lewis Carroll, contains characters inspired by fungi and their uses.
What is Alice in Wonderland?
It's a good thing this guy was bad at science, because his mistakes led to discovering the most important antibacterial medication of the post-World War I era.
Who is Alexander Fleming?