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[[File:Mycena leaiana var. australis.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Mushrooms]] are a kind of fungal reproductive organ]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Mycology''' is the study of [[fungi]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Mycology''' is the study of [[fungi]].<ref>Ainsworth, Geoffrey Clough 1976. Introduction to the history of mycology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-21013-3</ref> This includes their genetics, their biochemical properties (the chemical processes in them), their classification, their use to humans and their dangers (poisonous or infectious). Fungi are a source of tinder (easily combustible material to light fires), medicines, food, and [[psychoactive]] substances. |
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A biologist who studies mycology is called a '''mycologist'''. |
A biologist who studies mycology is called a '''mycologist'''. |
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Mycology is closely related to phytopathology (the study of plant diseases) because most plant diseases are caused by fungi. |
Mycology is closely related to [[phytopathology]] (the study of plant diseases), because most plant diseases are caused by fungi. |
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Historically, mycology was a branch of botany (plant biology). Now fungi are |
Historically, mycology was a branch of botany (plant biology). Now fungi are thought to be more closely related to animals than to plants. |
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Fungi are fundamental (perhaps essential) for life on Earth. They are [[Symbiosis|symbionts]]. They can break down complex organic biomolecules, and so they are a link in the global [[carbon cycle]].<ref>Kibby, Geoffrey 2017.'' Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain & Europe. Great Britain'' ' pp. xiv–xv. ISBN 9780957209428</ref> |
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==Related pages== |
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* [[Palynology]], the study of tiny natural particles, including fungus [[spores]]. |
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== References == |
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Fungi are fundamental (essential) for life on earth: they are [[Symbiosis|symbionts]] (an organism living in a mutually beneficial relationship with another organism from a different species), they are able to break down complex organic biomolecules and they play a role in our global carbon cycle. |
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Latest revision as of 14:17, 6 February 2024
Mycology is the study of fungi.[1] This includes their genetics, their biochemical properties (the chemical processes in them), their classification, their use to humans and their dangers (poisonous or infectious). Fungi are a source of tinder (easily combustible material to light fires), medicines, food, and psychoactive substances. A biologist who studies mycology is called a mycologist.
Mycology is closely related to phytopathology (the study of plant diseases), because most plant diseases are caused by fungi. Historically, mycology was a branch of botany (plant biology). Now fungi are thought to be more closely related to animals than to plants.
Fungi are fundamental (perhaps essential) for life on Earth. They are symbionts. They can break down complex organic biomolecules, and so they are a link in the global carbon cycle.[2]
Related pages
[change | change source]- Palynology, the study of tiny natural particles, including fungus spores.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ainsworth, Geoffrey Clough 1976. Introduction to the history of mycology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-21013-3
- ↑ Kibby, Geoffrey 2017. Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain & Europe. Great Britain ' pp. xiv–xv. ISBN 9780957209428
