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Growth Form versus Taxonomic Group

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"Mold," "yeast," and "mushroom" name growth forms, not taxonomic groups — one fungal phylum can include species showing any of the three.

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Aspergillus grows as a fuzzy mold and classifies within Ascomycota, the same phylum that includes non-mold sac fungi like morels.

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"Mold and mushroom are unrelated," per Bio 2047, confuses growth form with ancestry — this entry restores the distinction.