>>19873696>They are in every way that matters, aka taxonomyRefer to my other post
>>19873885 for my excuses
>They are also heterotrophs, unlike plantsYou know there are heterotrophic plants and autotrophic fungi, granted they aren't nearly as prevalent.
>fungi reproduction is very foreign and plant reproduction is more familiar usuallySome of the ways simpler/more primordial fungi reproduce are actually not too dissimilar to plants. The others... they are unlike anything.
>Fungal partners in lichen have been argued to be more like "farmers" than symbiontsThis is a lovely comparison. I wonder if there are any plants who do that to their own kin.
