Question

compare the different types of fruiting bodies in fungi

Answer 1

when the orange rots develops a mould it is because of fungi. The fungi form fruiting bodies in which reduction division occurs ,leading to the formation of haploid spores. Basidiomycetes are mushrooms, ( fungi or puffballs). They grow in soil, on logs and tree stumps and in living plant bodies are parasites.

Answer 2

The standard mushroom (stem, cap, gills) is familiar to everyone, but not all mushrooms have stems. Some species that grow on wood have caps that grow out directly from the wood. In some cases the cap is semi-circular and attached by the straight edge (as shown in this species of Crepidotus below) while in others (that grow on the underside of fallen logs or trunks) the cap is circular but attached by its upper side. The second picture shows a species of Resupinatus, found growing on the underside of a rotting branch that was lying on the ground. You can see the gills on the small, circular cap (up to a centimetre in diameter).

Crepidotus sp.


Resupinatus sp.

Apart from mushrooms there are a variety of other forms of sporocarps, sometimes with very descriptive common names. You can find out more about various common types by following the links below. But remember, whenever you see one of these - you're only seeing the spore-producing part of the fungus. There's an out-of-sight mycelium around - in soil, wood, dung or whatever the sporocarp is growing from.