Fusarium venenatum is a fungus, more precisely a mold, from which a mycoprotein can be derived. It is used in the manufacture of Quorn. The mycoprotein used in Quorn can be gastrotoxic, causing severe vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea in susceptible individuals, though this is rare. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Orders Diaporthales Hypocreales Sordariomycetes is a class of the subphylum, Pezizomycotina, which includes ascomycetous fungi that generally produce their asci in perithecial fruiting bodies. ... Genera Gibberella Hypocrea Hypomyces Nectria Hypocreales is a taxonomic order within the class Sordariomycetes. ... Fusarium is a genus of filamentous fungi widely distributed on plants and in the soil. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Deuteromycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. ... Moldy Bread Molds, or mould, are various fungi that cover surfaces in the form of fluffy mycelia and usually produce masses of spores (most commonly asexual spores but sometimes sexual). ... Mycoprotein is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as: the albuminoid which is the principal constituent of the protoplasm of the cell. ... Quorn logo. ...