They are the most highly developed of lichens. Fruiting Body A specialized fungal structure, often prominently visible, on or in which spores are produced. The large conks often encountered on tree trunks are an example. Fungi The kingdom of organisms which includes slime molds, mushrooms, smuts, rusts, mildews, molds, stinkhorns, puffballs, truffles, and yeasts. All absorb food in solution directly through their cell walls and reproduce through spores.
None conduct photosynthesis .