The term microfungi encompasses the more ancestral lineages of fungi that form microscopic fruiting bodies, including chytrids, zygospore-forming lineages, and the glomeromycetes. Yeasts and molds fro...The term microfungi encompasses the more ancestral lineages of fungi that form microscopic fruiting bodies, including chytrids, zygospore-forming lineages, and the glomeromycetes. Yeasts and molds from the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are commonly grouped with the microfungi.