Fungal gills. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the gills of the winter polypore fungus (Polyporus brumalis). The gills are found on the

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Fungal gills. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the gills of the winter polypore fungus (Polyporus brumalis). The gills are found on the underside of fruiting bodies (mushrooms), the reproductive structures of a fungus. They contain millions of spores, the reproductive cells of a fungus. Magnification: x45 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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