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[–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They look more like a fungus than a plant

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Is fungus differentiated from plants? Honest question, not a smartass one.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The four kingdoms of eukaryotes are:

    • Animals
    • Plants
    • Fungi
    • Protists

    So, taxonomically, plants are as different from fungi as they are from animals.

    Above that is the domains of life:

    • Eukaryotes (all of the above)
    • Bacteria
    • Archaea

    Then above that:

    • Cellular life (all of the above)
    • Viruses
    • Viroids
    • Obelisks (Potentially. Just announced last month.)
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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Got any links on obelisks? Can't find anything other than articles on Egyptian sandstone monuments

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And then you got yer prions, which are just self-replicating proteins, and not considered living, but worth mentioning because they kinda act like it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes - they are completely different.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I hope to god they at least are still considered flora?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They are not, mushrooms are more closely related to animals

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