Gljiva je heterotrofni, eukariotski organizmi čije vegetativno telo je izgradjeno od končastih tvorevina - hifa, čiji splet čini miceliju; ćelijski zidovi gljiva izgradjeni su od hitina i razmnožava se bespolnim i polnim sporama.
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Termin:
fungus (plural: fungi)
Definicija:
Fungus is a heterotrophic, eukaryotic organism which has filamentous vegetative body called mycelium (composed of hyphae) with cell walls composed of chitin, and reproduces by sexual and/or asexual spores.