Gill-forming mushrooms are spore-producing bodies of

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Gill-forming mushrooms are the spore-producing bodies (fruiting bodies) of Basidiomycota fungi. These fungi are characterized by the presence of basidia, specialized cells that produce spores (basidiospores) on the surface of gills (lamellae) found on the underside of the cap. Ascomycota fungi produce spores in sac-like structures called asci, zygospore fungi produce spores in hardened, protective structures called zygosporangia, Glomeromycota fungi do not produce mushrooms or anything similar to gills, and Chytridiomycota fungi produce spores with flagella and do not form gills.

Gill-Forming Mushrooms Are Spore-Producing Bodies of