Some frosted field fungi. #fungi

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The multicolored apothica of Allophylaria campanuliformis. I thought they were quite striking. These fungi grow specifically on fern petioles in this case a male fern.

1/🚨 New preprint alert! Can mutualists and pathogens co-colonise the same living plant cell and what does that do to the plant membranes that surround these microbes?

On a roll with these hyperparasites, in this case Sphaerellopsis filum parasitising the uridinia of Puccinia lapsanae that is parasitising Lapsana communis! Now I just need to find a hyper-hyperparasite, how many layers can it go?.

Peronospora violacea ex Knautia arvensis #Knautiaarvensis #Knautia #AckerWitwenblume #fieldscabious #Knautiedeschamps #ambretta #escabiosa #FalscherMehltau #DownyMildew #FungiFriends #Phytopathology #Nature

Could a hidden #fungus be the future of UK farming? 🔍 New Hutton research explores how the naturally occurring Epichloë fungus in common grasses could boost #CropResilience, cut pesticide use, and help farmers adapt to #ClimateChange. More: ow.ly/BIkw50VSk0B

Ampelomyces is an awesome genus of hyperparasite that take over the conidiophores of powdery mildews and produce their pycnidia on them instead! I was lucky enough to find an example on Glovinomyves montagni and was very excited!

Pustula senecionis is a common species of Oomycete that forms large white pustules on the abaxial surface of the leaf!

Great lab, institute & mentor - come and join us!

Happy to announce my first published paper. We discuss the potential use of the endophyte Epichlöe in UK agriculture. I am grateful for the collaboration with my coauthors, Dr. Light, and Dr. Bienkowski, and particularly Dr. Rangel for this opportunity. www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...

Odd dark septate endophyte (?) in moss leaves. Interestingly, this moss also contained an Octospora sp.. It is always interesting to think about the possible tripartite interactions occurring within these co-infected tissues.

Did a classic amateur microscope mod and made my scope do polarizing light microscopy! Have tried many crystals but MSG remains the most diverse in colour.

From @science.org, "'Good boy!' Truffle-sniffing dogs are helping uncover hidden underground ecosystems." 🌍🧪🐕🍄 www.science.org/content/arti...

Amoeba exploring a slide, tragically unaware of its impending doom from dehydration. This is the fate of many creatures seen under the microscope

Some fungal hyphae using different illumination techniques. I have been tinkering with filters and thought it had interesting results and is easily made for any standard microscope condenser! The images are of hyphae growth from a sealed slide.

Japanese truffles! I was suprised to find two species of truffles on my last hike, one revealed by a mudslide and the other just sitting under a tree root. The fungal diversity here is amazing!

Some Japanese bracket fungi I found today. Some truly beautiful colours and interesting pores! Very dry at the moment, so there were only brackets persisting apart from a few microfungi and crusts.

Google is so useless now. If you search for a fungal genus it gives you a crappy AI image that looks nothing like it at the top of the results. The other two much smaller images look about right for Resupinatus #fungi #mycology #FungiFriends

Thrilled to have our recent review on giant #fungal #transposons, called Starships, featured on the cover of Trends in Genetics! Accompanied by some fantastic artwork! With @mycomile.bsky.social. www.cell.com/trends/genet...

Gonatobotrys simplex Found on old mugwort stems forming beautiful conidiophores with multiple conidial balls between the septa. Hyphomycetes are often a hidden beauty in nature that are often overlooked! #fungi #mycology #hyphomycete

Incredible time at #MycologyNordics after hearing about it yesterday and infiltrating the conference. Extremely interesting talks and posters. Really inspiring for an undergraduate looking to go into mycology. Hopefully next time I'll be there officially!

Ascobolus brantophilus An under-recorded asco found on goose dung in artic and subartic regions. Similar to A. albidus however has few striae and a less variable spore size.