Maybe somebody familiar with cave biology could tell us whether guano deposits far from the mouths of caves are beset with fungus. On a similar note, the fungi raised underground by leaf-cutter ants don't seem to mind the darkness. But what about those luminescent fungi in rotting wood? Do they need light so bad they make their own? ;-)
Martin Meiss 2010/2/22 Joshua Villa <joshuavi...@gmail.com> > As far as I know fungi, like basidiomycetes, show positive phototropism > (growing toward the light source), but don't necessarily need sunlight in > their lifecycle for growth. I've never grown basidiomycetes in strict > darkness, which may confound typical fruitbody formation. > > Joshua Villa > > > On Feb 22, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> wrote: > > QUESTION: Some fungi live without light. Others live in the presence of >> light. Apart from lichenization, do any fungi require light? If so, what >> function does light perform? Are there any fungi that are indifferent to >> light? >> >> WT >> >