How many kingdoms of fungi are there and their examples

Answer 1

There are six major kingdoms of fungi. They are:

1. Chytridiomycota - Example: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians)
2. Zygomycota - Example: Rhizopus stolonifer (black bread mold)
3. Glomeromycota - Example: Glomus spp. (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi)
4. Ascomycota - Example: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast)
5. Basidiomycota - Example: Agaricus bisporus (button mushroom)
6. Microsporidia - Example: Nosema ceranae (infects honey bees)

There are also other smaller groups of fungi such as Cryptomycota, Blastocladiomycota, and Kickxellomycotina.