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To determine:
Whether the
Introduction:
The largest species of a fungus Armillaria solidipes also known as honey mushroom is considered a humongous fungus as it spreads over 2,400 acres of land in Oregon and weighs about more than 7,500 tons.
To determine:
Whether the claim of “world’s largest organism” for fungi is valid or not.
Introduction:
Basidiomycetes are the filamentous and basidiospores containing fungi. In this group the spores are produced on structures called basidia. Basidiomycete is that division of fungi which includes mushroom, puffballs and stinkhorns. Armillaria solidipes which is considered as the largest organism on Earth belongs to this group.
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