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  2. Fungal genome - Wikipedia

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    Fungal genomes are among the smallest genomes of eukaryotes.The sizes of fungal genomes range from less than 10 Mbp to hundreds of Mbp. [1] [2] The average genome size is approximately 37 Mbp in Ascomycota, 47 Mbp in Basidiomycota and 75 Mbp in Oomycota. [1]

  3. Fungus - Wikipedia

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    The number of new fungi species discovered yearly has increased from 1,000 to 1,500 per year about 10 years ago, to about 2,000 with a peak of more than 2,500 species in 2016. In the year 2019, 1,882 new species of fungi were described, and it was estimated that more than 90% of fungi remain unknown. [8]

  4. Nidularia - Wikipedia

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    Nidularia is a genus of nine species of fungi in ... average size of 1.1 mm diameter by 0.5 mm thickness, with an average mass of 0.2 grams. This species has an ...

  5. Smallest organisms - Wikipedia

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    Male individuals of the anglerfish species Photocorynus spiniceps have been documented to be 6.2–7.3 mm (0.24–0.29 in) at maturity, and thus claimed to be a smaller species. However, these survive only by sexual parasitism and the female individuals reach the significantly larger size of 50.5 mm (1.99 in).

  6. Mushroom - Wikipedia

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    Many species of mushrooms seemingly appear overnight, growing or expanding rapidly. This phenomenon is the source of several common expressions in the English language including "to mushroom" or "mushrooming" (expanding rapidly in size or scope) and "to pop up like a mushroom" (to appear unexpectedly and quickly). In reality, all species of ...

  7. Prototaxites - Wikipedia

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    Prototaxites / ˌ p r oʊ t oʊ ˈ t æ k s ɪ t iː z / is an extinct genus of terrestrial fungi dating from the Late Silurian until the Late Devonian periods. [1] [2] Prototaxites formed large trunk-like structures up to 1 metre (3 ft) wide, reaching 8 metres (26 ft) in length, [3] made up of interwoven tubes around 50 micrometres (0.0020 in) in diameter, making it by far the largest land ...

  8. Wikipedia:WikiProject Fungi/fungus articles by size - Wikipedia

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    List of Cortinarius species is 17486 bytes; Flora of A Series of Unfortunate Events is 17395 bytes; Saccharomyces boulardii is 16979 bytes; List of Gymnopilus species is 16873 bytes; Lactarius piperatus is 16776 bytes; Lycoperdon echinatum is 16699 bytes; Nosema apis is 16674 bytes; Pneumocystis jirovecii is 16636 bytes; Lingzhi mushroom is ...

  9. Fusarium - Wikipedia

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    Fusarium (/ f j u ˈ z ɛər i əm /; Audio: ⓘ) is a large genus of filamentous fungi, part of a group often referred to as hyphomycetes, widely distributed in soil and associated with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial