When discussing flora and fauna, don’t forget ‘funga’
The term will help people remember how important the organisms are, researchers say
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Mycologists are calling for adding the term “funga” to the phrase “flora and fauna.” Their hope: Raise the conservation profile of ecologically important mushrooms (an example shown), molds, yeasts and more.
G. Furci