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Dieren en planten

Animals and Plants   Fungi, mushrooms   Fungi in the sea   Mushrooms   

Water en land

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Ecology   Ecosystems   Ecological processes   Food chains   Primary production   Secondary production   
Dune parasol mushroom, De Koog, Texel, Ecomare, Oscar Bos

Fungi and mushrooms

Fungi belong to a separate kingdom of organisms, next to the plant and animal kingdom. Mushrooms are the aboveground fruits of certain fungi species. Other fungi species, such as bread mold, have much simpler fruit bodies. Yeast is an example of a one-celled fungus. There are also one-celled fungi that live in the sea. Furthermore, there are typical mushrooms found predominantly in coastal regions.

  • Specialists in recycling

    Fungi degrade materials in the ecosystems and therefore are very important for recycling all sorts of materials in nature, particularly on land. There are more than 100,000 different species of fungi worldwide, less than 2% of which are found in the sea.