Difference between sporangium and fruiting body in fungi

Sporangium is any unicellular or multicellular structure which produces spores. In fungi, it can be of many types like basidium, ascus etc. 

A fruiting body or sporocarp in which spore producing structures i.e. sporangium are borne along with other structures like hair etc. Example: edible part of mushroom is its fruiting body or basidiocarp which is borne on underground mycelium.

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