A fruiting body is essentially a plant's ovary and contains seeds. A vegetative body is a root, tuber, rhizome, runner etc. that can often produce another plant, but it is identical to the parent plant,
The fruiting body forms from the mycelium that grows underground. The mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungus that absorbs nutrients and serves as the main body of the fungus. When conditions are right, the mycelium can produce a fruiting body above ground to release spores for reproduction.
thallus is the entire vegetative body of mould and consists of hyphae ( mass branching,interwined filament).
Perithecium is a flask-shaped fruiting body found in certain fungi, while apothecium is a disc-shaped fruiting body also found in certain fungi. Both structures produce sexual spores, but differ in their shape and appearance.
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Mycelium and fruiting bodies are both integral parts of fungi, serving distinct but interconnected roles in their life cycle. Mycelium is the vegetative part, consisting of a network of hyphae that absorb nutrients from the environment, while the fruiting body is the reproductive structure that produces spores for propagation. Both structures are composed of the same fungal cells and share a genetic makeup, highlighting their unity as different phases of fungal growth. Together, they contribute to the overall survival and reproduction of the fungal organism.
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