Fungi: Are they plants or animals?

Authors

Himanshu YN, Kasturba Manipal College, ManipalFollow
Sufyan Ibrahim, Kasturba Medical College, ManipalFollow
Revathi P. Shenoy Dr, Kasturba Medical College, ManipalFollow

Abstract

The status of fungi in the phylogenetic setup still continues to be an intriguing question in biological sciences. Having long been considered as close relatives of plants, over the years, their resemblance towards animals has been brought into the greater limelight. While the vast diversity of the group demands a separate kingdom, evolution biology coaxes us to trace back their ancestry and establish similarities between different kingdoms and as newer pieces of evidence emerge up, the question as to whether fungi are plants or animals, remains contentious.

Recommended Citation

YN, Himanshu; Ibrahim, Sufyan; and Shenoy, Revathi P. Dr (2021) "Fungi: Are they plants or animals?," Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://impressions.manipal.edu/mjms/vol6/iss1/2