mold or fungus
As fungus and mold are related,
1. When you have foot fungus, would you call it foot mold?
2. In the shower, we can see some mold on the wall or curtain. Could you call them fungus? For example, I see fungus/mold grow along the crack in the shower wall.

Thank you.

Question

mold or fungus
As fungus and mold are related,
1. When you have foot fungus, would you call it foot mold?
2. In the shower, we can see some mold on the wall or curtain. Could you call them fungus? For example, I see fungus/mold grow along the crack in the shower wall.

Thank you.

Answer

"Mold refers to a large group of fungi, which causes a cottony growth on organic substances. It grows as multicellular filaments called hyphae. Colonies of mold are visible to the naked eye. Mold grows in dark and damp areas." so you would find mold in a shower curtain or wall.

A fungus refers to a group of unicellular or multicellular organisms, which feed on organic matter. A foot fungus or athlete's foot is an infection, we can't say its mold.

Please check the website below for more scientific information Prudent!

Source: https://pediaa.com/difference-between-mold-and-fungus/

Answer

Fungi are made up of filamentous organisms (moulds/molds) and single celled organisms (yeasts). In a scientific setting, I'd probably avoid the use of mold, and instead say filamentous fungus.

In everyday usage in my country (NZ), people only say "foot fungus". Never "foot mold".
However both "mold" and "fungus" are used for the black gunk in the shower. "Mold" is more common.

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