Fungus
![A collage of five fungi (clockwise from top-left): a mushroom with a flat, red top with white-spots, and a white stem growing on the ground; a red cup-shaped fungus growing on wood; a stack of green and white moldy bread slices on a plate; a microscopic, spherical grey semitransparent cell, with a smaller spherical cell beside it; a microscopic view of an elongated cellular structure shaped like a microphone, attached to the larger end is a number of smaller roughly circular elements that collectively form a mass around it](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fungi_collage2358.jpg")
![Fungal hyphae cells Hyphal wallSeptumMitochondrionVacuoleErgosterol crystalRibosomeNucleusEndoplasmic reticulumLipid bodyPlasma membraneSpitzenkörperGolgi apparatus](/Images/godic/202501/14/HYPHAE2358.png")
![Omphalotus nidiformis, a bioluminescent mushroom](/Images/godic/202501/14/Omphalotus_nidiformis_Binnamittalong_2_email2358.jpg")
![Bracket fungi on a tree stump](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fungus_in_a_Wood2358.JPG")
A fungus (/ˈfʌŋɡəs/; plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes unicellular microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as multicellular fungi that produce familiar fruiting forms known as mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.