fungi

German: Pilze
Japanese: 菌類

Microbiology. A group of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms which lack chlorophyll and have a rigid cell wall composed of chitin, mannans and sometimes cellulose. They reproduce either sexually or asexually by spores. The fungus kingdom includes for example yeasts, ascomycetes, and basidiomycetes.

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