MadSci Network: Microbiology |
Yes. It is a fungi that is part of the organisms we call microorganisms. What you see growing on trees is a mass of microscopic filaments.
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
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