Fungi diverged from other life around 1.5 billion years ago, [1][2] with the glomaleans branching from the "higher fungi" (dikaryans) at ~ 570 million years ago, according to DNA analysis.

Dec 10, 2025 · Kingdom Fungi, one of the oldest and largest groups of living organisms, is a monophyletic group, meaning that all modern fungi can be traced back to a single ancestral …

Herein we survey the main evolutionary and ecological processes that have guided fungal diversity. We will first review the ecology and evolution of the zoosporic lineages and the …

Explore the evolutionary journey of fungi, highlighting their origins, symbiotic relationships, and unique genetic adaptations.

Jun 30, 2025 · Originating from aquatic unicellular ancestors, over the course of ~1 billion years, the fungi have evolved to occupy nearly all aerobic environments on the planet, diversified into …

Jun 9, 2025 · The ultimate goal of fungal systematics is to create a complete phylogeny and comprehensive classification of all species of Fungi. Here, we describe recent advances as …

Explain the evolutionary relatedness of fungi, plants, and animals. The word fungus comes from the Latin word for mushrooms. Indeed, the familiar mushroom is a reproductive structure used …

Dec 1, 2025 · Fungi first colonized the land at least 460 million years ago, around the same time as plants. Fossils of terrestrial fungi date back almost 400 million years (see Figure below). …

Jan 13, 2014 · Future additions to this bibliography will address the evolution of specific morphological and ecological traits in Fungi.

This new edition of Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms addresses important aspects of fungal evolution, metabolism and pathogenic strategies.