The branch of biologythat studies fungi ismycology, and biologists that study fungi are calledmycologists(it is still common to findmycology being defined as a branch of botany because of the botanical roots of this discipline). How we havedefined fungi has changed a great deal over time. read more
Mycology, the study of fungi, was traditionally included in botany departments, because fungi were initially classified as plants. 127 Views Suresh Babu T, Teaching Botany for senior secondary students for a decade. read more
Fungi, as well as bacteria and algae were classified in the plant kingdom under this system and that is the reason that these organisms are traditionally studied in botany. In the case of fungi, MYCOLOGY is that part of botany that studies fungi. read more