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It was only in 1969 (nice) that fungi officially became its own separate kingdom.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 32 points 1 week ago

It's not a plant or an animal, but a secret third thing.

[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They're ~~fungi~~ fun guys.

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Plants are closer to humans than the mushrooms.

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That's just the explanation of eukarya which lists animalia within the same super-group as fungi and plants being in a different one altogether. Any relationship with plants to humans (which are within animalia) or mushrooms could be a bit subjective.

Yes, fungi are closer to humans than plants. If you look at the reproductive cycle of all three though, plants have a closer amount of "sexes" to humans. Plants generally having "1" or 2 sexes; humans having 2. Fungi though...

[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

Scratch that. Reverse it. And on we go

[-] rothaine@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Mushrooms are actually aliens

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