Exploring the concept of longevity in fungi.

Determining fungal longevity is complex because measuring individual age and mycelial persistence varies across fungal groups and forms of environmental persistence.

• Why it matters: Unlike most organisms, fungi cannot be easily tracked from birth to death, leaving uncertainty about how old they can become and how they persist in nature.
• What they did: This opinion article reviews existing approaches that measure fungal individual age and the persistence of mycelial structures across different groups of fungi, and proposes ideas to advance the field.
• The result: The synthesis highlights how differences in fungal longevity and mycelial persistence can shape how fungi are studied and managed in ecosystems.

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