Besides flora and fauna, other forms of life also contribute to the biodiversity and balance of our planet. Fungus, for example, is one of them. Yet for so long, these organisms have gone almost unnoticed. In this episode of Shared by Nature, CGTN spoke to Dr Ma Haixia, a Chinese mycologist, to find out why this little-known world is so important to our planet.

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