HOW MANY FUNGI EXIST?

There are about 144,000 named species of fungi, but it is estimated that there may be between 2.2 and 3.8 million species in existence. This means that more than 93 per cent of fungi are still unknown to science. In 2017, 2,189 new species were described, one of which is the bizarre Amphichorda guana ( right). It was discovered in a cave in China and subsists on bat guano.