Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

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Oct 23, 2023, 11:02 am171 pts
Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that bonnets can also find their ways into young, healthy trees and plants, where they try to cooperate. In…

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