It is not an exaggerration to state that biodiversity loss should be recognized as a national security issue for every country. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

You want to go fast: go alone. You want to go far: go with others. You want neither: go with ecologists 😜⁠ ⁠ 📸 @eatgrowlearn.withsophie ⁠on IG ⁠ #ecology #naturelovers #earthygirl #hiking #ecologists

A great explanation on how to define a species. It’s complicated… www.scienceofbirds.com/blog/how-do-...

What is the global richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)? A recent paper in Fungal Ecology by @steffilutz.bsky.social and colleagues provides updated estimates of AMF richness from 4,733 sampling sites across the globe doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10

📣 The deadline for this @britmycolsoc.org.uk special issue on fungal conservation has been extended to 15th March 2026. Spread the word and don’t hesitate to contact @cfemycolab.bsky.social or me if you have any questions. We’re looking forward to receiving your submissions! 🍄

In this review in Fungal Ecology, Håvard Kauserud (@drhyfe.bsky.social) argues that while the ITS region is by far the best DNA (meta)barcoding marker for fungi, we should not use it naively or simplistically doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

New paper! Here we present the history, geographical distribution, and structure of organizations in #mycology across #Europe, as well as their activities—including journals, magazines, meetings, educational initiatives, and #citizenscience projects. doi.org/10.1007/s105... #FunDive

Join me in giving a late welcome a new Tetracladium! Tetracladium singulare Like those soils on the Tibet Plateau-but this time from glacier soil! Not looking like an aquatic hypho. I didn't have access until now--but hopefully you can check it out! Congrats to the authors!

Wow! Amazing and awesome work. What a great dissection of multicellularity evolution in this (i hope) emerging models for in these MCF/black yeasts. Agree so interesting to see the biotic interaction-associated emergence of this multicellular form.

Who's with me? Anyone else see this headline and get excited about what the #AquaticFungi are doing?

How much do we know about #AquaticFungi in peatlands? Very very very little. Just FYI--in case anyone is looking for interesting ideas....

Thrilled to announce that the special issue on fungal #conservation that @cfemycolab.bsky.social and I are co-editing for the @britmycolsoc.org.uk c.org.uk journal Fungal Ecology is open for submissions! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

I wrote a book about the problems with bottled water ("Bottled and Sold") several years ago. Here's just another reason to avoid it. www.wired.com/story/people...

This is our legacy.

No woman I know in academia would be surprised by this, but its good to see it documented like this, I guess.

@invam.bsky.social collection, prairies, and AMF all featured in the awesome article Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For the life of me, why do people submit manuscripts now? My EIC inbox has rarely been fuller, and there's no way I'm sending these to Associate Editors until 2026. Friends don't let friends submit in late December.

Test your mushroom knowledge www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Asking for some help. I'm working with someone who is designing a pilot to study the uptake of PFAS chemicals by mushrooms for purposes of remediation. Does ANYONE have a contact for a mycologist or someone who knows about mushrooms? If so, can you point them my way? Many thanks.

Common Infection Is Rapidly Becoming Resistant to Drugs, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert share.google/zqPGnNCYaZ14...

Abstract deadline today for Fungal Genetics! And still time to register, don't miss one of the best meetings for fungal genetics and genomics, an exciting meeting with great colleagues. If you are new to fungal biology you will find a welcoming community to share your science. #Fungal26 🧬🍄💻🦠🌱🪲

This #postdoc position is now officially advertised: www.dannyhaelewaters.com/opening-for-.... #hiring #newPI #CzechScienceFoundation #LFEE

Sometimes you just need a break from it all. This is stunning Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park in Tasmania, Australia.

"A lack of contact with nature and limited knowledge about nature can reinforce each other in a negative spiral." #Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand. Education in and about nature is vital phys.org/news/2025-12...

Check out our review/perspective piece on phylogenetic diversification analysis, intended for the 75th anniversary of @systbiol.bsky.social. I had the privilege of working with great coauthors, @fhenaodiaz.bsky.social, @tvasconcelos.bsky.social and @roszenil.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/sysb...

Hard-To-Sample Species Are More Sensitive to Land-Use Change: Implications for Global Biodiversity Metrics 🌎🌐🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A nice way to finish the year, with the publication of our new species, genus and family. This is yet another new species from a little creek in Scott Creek Conservation Park. So many undescribed species! #fungi #aquatic_fungi #freshwater_fungi phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/v...

@camilletruong.bsky.social presenting fascinating work on the impact of fire on mycorrhizal fungi in Australian forests. #ESA2025

Dr Jess Marsh discusses how invertebrates are severely underfunded in conservation assessments in Australia. And what about fungi… #ESA2025

Want to learn about #AquaticFungi? Don’t be shy—jump right in. Check out these fantastic first results from Peter—member of the online #AquaticHyphomycete group 🥳 @funaction.bsky.social @fayrnhawk.bsky.social @peterbraubach.bsky.social

Funded PhD Opportunity: Seagrass Disease Ecology Explore how the pseudofungus Phytophthora gemini impacts Zostera marina and restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT. Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science 🌱 👉 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...

Another fine outcome of my long-standing collaboration with Zhilin Yuan and Long Peng at RISF in Hangzhou: Endophytes with mycorrhizal potentials: biological and ecological implications - New Phytologist nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As dozens of frog species have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases. https://wapo.st/4paBuuT

One thing to do, especially if you’re a science writer or editor, is when you have occasion to mention the names of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, just say “Watson, Crick, and Franklin.” No one can stop us, and it is correct.

All issues of Mycotaxon (1974–2024) are now digitised, #OpenAccess & discoverable in BHL! Thx to the work of Diane Rielinger & BHL’s Team #RetroPIDs, every article now has a DOI, connecting 50 years of #Mycology to today’s scholarly network. #Fungi 🍄 🧪 🔗 www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography...

Fascinating and oddly beautiful Proboscis #Monkeys of #Malaysia #Indonesia, have webbed feet and live in harems. Now #researchers discovered why they have such long noses! Help them survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-5G6

Bow to? How about *work with* the Greens and respect the carefully considered advice of environment and climate experts! It's really not the hard, should @australianlabor.bsky.social want to do the right thing. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

In this paper, we show that photobiont diversity increases as lichens age. Interestingly, as the thallus grows, autosporine algae become more prevalent at the expense of zoosporine algae, likely because the latter play a key role in lichen establishment. 1url.cz/@Proto

Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Registration open for #Fungal26 genetics-gsa.org/fungal-2026/ at Asilomar.

job alert: UC Davis is looking to hire a 9 month tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mycology in the Department of Plant Pathology. More details below, for full consideration submit by 1 December 2025 recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

Thrilled to launch yet another #CitizenScience campaign for @fundive-fungi.bsky.social ‪🙃 The campaign' accompanying flyer is published in the open-access platform Zenodo, free to download, share, and cite: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #UrbanBiodiversity #FunDive #Mycology #Conservation #iNaturalist

📢 NEW REPORT 📢 The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇 iucn.org/sites/defaul... Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄 @iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social

🍄💧New Aquatic Fungus Discovered!🍄💧 Our group member @huzefaraj.bsky.social together with colleagues, described a new genus and species of freshwater fungus: Atromagnispora indianensis. 🔗 Full story: www.indianapoliszoo.com/gcss/blog/zo... #aquaticfungi #conservation #IUCNSSCAquaticFungiSG

I've been working on #climate issues for years, but every now and then I step back & think how unbelievable (and sad) it is that scientists have shown for decades we're literally changing — in a bad way — the climate of the entire planet and yet society refuses to deal with that existential threat.

Thanks to everyone who came along/tuned in to my PhD exit seminar! What a thing to do at the end of almost four years. So close to submitting, just need to tidy up this last chapter and I’m done! PS does anyone need a mycology/botany genomics/systematics postdoc? 👀

🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

It's always a good day when you have new sequences to play with :-). #fungi #aquatic_fungi