you are absolutly right Noah, different kingdom completely. The fungus that was in the article was probably Nematoctonus, if I remember my College mycology right. It's an imperfect fungi, cheifly attacking nematodes in the soil. Meny other fungi attack nematodes, Dactylella is another which is more of a parisite for nematodes. Even some "mushrooms" are known to attack nematodes but they do so in thier "non-spore" phase. If you think of the mushroom as the "apple" (seed) and the mycelium (the under ground white filaments) as the "tree", its the mycelium that is doing all the nematode damage, not the mushroom. Hohenbuehelia is also known to attack nematodes, but not during mushroom formation. Somone mentioned the fungi that uses "hoops" incorporated in the mycelium that constrict around the nematode as it passes through. I've watched this as well under a scope. very cool. the hoop consists of about three cells and as the nepatode passes through, the sells inflate to pinch the little bugger. Mycelium then growes into the nematode and digests it. Hope this helps.