2a. Mouldlings

Mould is the most common type of fungus present, giving most Fungaloids
that fuzzy look to them. Mould can be defined by an abundance of fuzz and whisker
like pins present throughout the body. Due to the nature of Mould growth patterning
on mould based Fungaloids can appear splotchy and shift with time.
(basically an excuse for not having to draw the same exact pattern each time :])
There are over 100,000 known species of
mould in different shapes and sizes but a few simplified types are:

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1. Fuzzy Mould

Species such as Aspergillus and Cladosporium ,being commonly found on food,
can be identified by their fuzzy, fur-like growths which are actually the spores of
the mould themselves which grow out as thin hair-like strands, they form like fur as
it makes it alot easier to be picked up by the wind or breezes in order to spread further.
On Fungaloids this can be shown through fur (duh) which may vary in length or thickness,
often times these moulds have a tendency to look a different colour in the middle and
this is due to the strands themselves growing in a sort of gradient, meaning the
further out part of the fur is a different colour to the parts closer to the start!

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2. Pin Mould

Pin mould based Fungaloids are usually alot more whiskery than fluffy,
having a speckled pattern to them. Species like Rhizopus stolonifer or Phycomyces nitens
can be identified by their longer thin hair that grow a ball like shape on the end which,
similarly to fuzzy mould, is used to spread as those balls contain zygospores which react
when 2 collide, allowing the mould to grow. As stated priorly this can be shown on
Fungaloids by additional whiskers and a more specially pattern.

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3. Mildew

Originally being its own section but now being a subsection of the mould category,
Mildew is a more powdery growth, often being mistaken for other moulds. Mildew is actually more
commonly referred to as the growth of Mould and fungi, being used as a more general term.
It often shows physically as a white-ish powder that may grow in damp environments, more commonly
being district on surfaces such as leaves and other plant-matter.
This can be portrayed on Fungaloids as this white-ish powder and/or by making the main
material making up the Fungaloid a plant/plant-based materials
(making sure to distinct them from Rust based Fungaloids who specialise in plant infection)

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4. Slime Mould

Controversial inclusion here. Slime mould, while not actually being a mould,
will be included for the Fungaloid species. Purely just because I think they look cool.
Slime moulds are not defined as a mould due to them actually being more akin to an amoeba,
slime moulds are in-fact single celled organisms and instead have a cellulose based
cell wall structure and not a chitinous one which is required to be classed as a fungus.
in Fungaloids, the Prescence of slime mould can be depicted as a goopy slimy texture.