Part I. Evolutionary Roots of Fungi.- Chapter 1. The Protistan Origins of Animals and Fungi.- Chapter 2. Evolution of Signalling and Morphogenesis in the Dictyostelids.- Chapter 3. The Evolution of Mitochondrial Genomes in Fungi.- Part II. Evolution of Pathogenic Strategies.- Chapter 4. Dimorphism and Pathogenesis in Mucor Species.- Chapter 5. Genome Evolution in Fungal Plant Pathogens: From Populations to Kingdom-Wide Dynamics.- Chapter 6. Host Switching and Geographic Expansions in (Hemi) Biotrophic Plant Pathogens.- Part III. Evolution of Mutualistic Interactions.- Chapter 7. Mycoviruses.- Chapter 8. Bacterial Endosymbionts of Mucoromycota Fungi: Diversity and Function of Their Interactions.- Chapter 9. Fungi and Their Environmental Micropredators.- Chapter 10. Global Fungal Diversity Estimated from High-Throughput Sequencing.- Part IV. Evolution of Metabolism and Development.- Chapter 11. Activation of Secondary Metabolite Production in Fungi.-Chapter 12. Evolution and Diversity of Bioluminescent Fungi.- Chapter 13. Paedomorphosis and Sequestrate Basidiomycete.