#FungalFact 37
Probably, you are now looking at something surprisingly close to what the last common ancestor of fungi and animals may have been like! 🍄🐾
Meet LOCA — the Last Opisthokont Common Ancestor.
My favorite fact is:
Evolutionarily speaking, fungus is closer to you than to the plant next to it.
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