Fungi {ascomycetes} {sac fungus} can have asci and can reproduce by budding. Sexual reproduction unites gametes to form fruiting bodies with asci. Ascomycetes are not poisonous and include yeasts, powdery mildew, cheese mold, fruit mold, jelly mold, and truffle.
Fungi {basidiomycetes} can have sexual reproduction using basidia. Basidiomycetes include mushroom, toadstool, puffball, rust, smut, ergot, and bracket fungus.
Fungi {phycomycetes} {algae-like fungi} can have haploid cells, which make diploid cells by heterogamy or isogamy. One gamete must be + strain, and the other gamete must be - strain. Phycomycetes include bread mold, downy mildew, and white rust.
Fungi {zygomycetes} can be molds, such as black bread mold. Pilobolus has eyespot and ejects spores in light direction.
Other true fungi {fungi imperfecti} include ringworm, athlete's foot, and barber's itch.
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