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How does that even work?
Extremely well, apparently.
I think we just witnessed the birth of a mycologist.
SPOREGASM
sporeplay, before the main deed
You just fuck, no questions asked.
My spirit fungi
ALL ORGIES ALL THE TIME
Hilarious as all the other answers are, my guess is that this species has more complex sex chromosomes than the XX/XY variations we're familiar with -- perhaps there are more than 2 slots for the chromosomes to go, and then there are more than 2 options per slot, resulting in the humongous number of options stated in the post.
The number 23328 is at least equal to 2^5 *3^6 so that is likely a good clue to what exactly is going on.
It doesn't. It's just mischaracterized data.
It's okay to not have opinions on things you don't know about.
Are you gonna elaborate or nah
It keeps inbreeding down while having a large number of mates to choose from, none of whom can breed with themselves.