Joe Taylor
@joedtaylor.bsky.social
Molecular ecologist @UKCEH work with
#Protists, #Algae, #Fungi, #Bacteria, #eDNA in soil and freshwater.
#Protists, #Algae, #Fungi, #Bacteria, #eDNA in soil and freshwater.
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Weird word of the day: "kleptosquamy." The testate amoeba Awerintzewia cyclostoma steals scales from other amoeboid organisms to build its own shell. This one has robbed Quadrulella, Netzelia, various euglyphids, and even an Acanthocystis. Kleptosquamy! #amoebae #ProtistsOnSky #biology #nature
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Weird word of the day: "kleptosquamy." The testate amoeba Awerintzewia cyclostoma steals scales from other amoeboid organisms to build its own shell. This one has robbed Quadrulella, Netzelia, various euglyphids, and even an Acanthocystis. Kleptosquamy! #amoebae #ProtistsOnSky #biology #nature
Would you rather have your work understood by (and hopefully inspire) 100 children or read by 5000 academics to cite in papers read only by other academics? 🤷 Which has more real-world impact? I know which I'd chose- We need to get better at outreach.
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Would you rather have your work understood by (and hopefully inspire) 100 children or read by 5000 academics to cite in papers read only by other academics? 🤷 Which has more real-world impact? I know which I'd chose- We need to get better at outreach.
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1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
Research Associate: Plant-fungal interactions
Research Associate: Plant-fungal interactions
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
(Pls share!)
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What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure. A really informative article, perfect for a weekend coffee read. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure. A really informative article, perfect for a weekend coffee read. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Study fungi, algae, protists or parasites? Check out the “Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment” symposium at #Microbio26.
Abstract submissions close on 11 November: microb.io/AC26Abstracts
@BSPparasitology @ProtistologyUK @BritSocMedMyc @BritMycolSoc @bps_algae
Abstract submissions close on 11 November: microb.io/AC26Abstracts
@BSPparasitology @ProtistologyUK @BritSocMedMyc @BritMycolSoc @bps_algae
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Study fungi, algae, protists or parasites? Check out the “Eukaryotic Microbes in Health and the Environment” symposium at #Microbio26.
Abstract submissions close on 11 November: microb.io/AC26Abstracts
@BSPparasitology @ProtistologyUK @BritSocMedMyc @BritMycolSoc @bps_algae
Abstract submissions close on 11 November: microb.io/AC26Abstracts
@BSPparasitology @ProtistologyUK @BritSocMedMyc @BritMycolSoc @bps_algae
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Always a pleasure at the UKCEH PGR Get Together - some amazing PhD projects going on here!
Great opportunity to chat about the parasites lurking in Windermere zooplankton populations too... 🦠
@ukceh.bsky.social
@ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
Great opportunity to chat about the parasites lurking in Windermere zooplankton populations too... 🦠
@ukceh.bsky.social
@ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Always a pleasure at the UKCEH PGR Get Together - some amazing PhD projects going on here!
Great opportunity to chat about the parasites lurking in Windermere zooplankton populations too... 🦠
@ukceh.bsky.social
@ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
Great opportunity to chat about the parasites lurking in Windermere zooplankton populations too... 🦠
@ukceh.bsky.social
@ukceh-moleco.bsky.social
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@lrwalsh.bsky.social presented a poster titled "Living Rent Free: Freshwater Zooplankton and their Parasites" 🌊
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@lrwalsh.bsky.social presented a poster titled "Living Rent Free: Freshwater Zooplankton and their Parasites" 🌊
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the #BESAG committee had a great time and hope you did too. Thank you to keynote speakers, workshop leaders, talk presenters and all the participants. Thanks to the sponsors, @funecology.bsky.social and to @zslofficial.bsky.social for hosting us! we hope to see all of you again next year!💧🌍🧪
September 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
the #BESAG committee had a great time and hope you did too. Thank you to keynote speakers, workshop leaders, talk presenters and all the participants. Thanks to the sponsors, @funecology.bsky.social and to @zslofficial.bsky.social for hosting us! we hope to see all of you again next year!💧🌍🧪
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If you are UK-based and working on any aspect of microbiomes (human, plant, insect, soil, animal, ...), please do sign up to Microbiome-Net for details of networking, funding and training opportunities.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
If you are UK-based and working on any aspect of microbiomes (human, plant, insect, soil, animal, ...), please do sign up to Microbiome-Net for details of networking, funding and training opportunities.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Hi #freshwater scientists! The Aquatic Ecosystems Group at UKCEH are advertising for a senior freshwater ecologist...could this be you?
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@ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco #job #science #ecology
💦🦦🦠🐟🚣♂️🚣♀️🧪
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@ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco #job #science #ecology
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Senior Freshwater Ecologist
Salary - £48,414 - £51,377 Hybrid working (50/50) Permanent We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. We are seeking a highly ...
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August 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hi #freshwater scientists! The Aquatic Ecosystems Group at UKCEH are advertising for a senior freshwater ecologist...could this be you?
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...
@ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco #job #science #ecology
💦🦦🦠🐟🚣♂️🚣♀️🧪
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@ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco #job #science #ecology
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Organic matter degradation by oceanic fungi differs between polar and non-polar waters www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊
Organic matter degradation by oceanic fungi differs between polar and non-polar waters - Nature Communications
The role of pelagic fungi in organic matter degradation across polar and non-polar oceans is less well studied. Here, the authors show that taxonomically distinct CAZyme and peptidase profiles reflect...
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August 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Organic matter degradation by oceanic fungi differs between polar and non-polar waters www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊
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When you see a paper in a top journal
that claims to be doing a global map of richness of a taxonomic group
yet there are huge lacunae in the global map of samples
from which they have done some fancy interpolation
you have to be just a little bit sceptical
that claims to be doing a global map of richness of a taxonomic group
yet there are huge lacunae in the global map of samples
from which they have done some fancy interpolation
you have to be just a little bit sceptical
August 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When you see a paper in a top journal
that claims to be doing a global map of richness of a taxonomic group
yet there are huge lacunae in the global map of samples
from which they have done some fancy interpolation
you have to be just a little bit sceptical
that claims to be doing a global map of richness of a taxonomic group
yet there are huge lacunae in the global map of samples
from which they have done some fancy interpolation
you have to be just a little bit sceptical
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Degradation of extracellular polymeric substances shapes microbial community diversity journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs
Degradation of extracellular polymeric substances shapes microbial community diversity
Cross-feeding of small metabolites is known to drive carbon exchange among microbial species, but the role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) has been poorly understood. This study shows that...
journals.plos.org
July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Degradation of extracellular polymeric substances shapes microbial community diversity journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #jcampubs
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Host niche partitioning and coexistence in Amoebophrya and Parvilucifera parasitoids infecting dinoflagellates academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
July 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Host niche partitioning and coexistence in Amoebophrya and Parvilucifera parasitoids infecting dinoflagellates academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
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there is still time to join us for our annual #BESAG conference! in London (ZSL), 15/16 Sept! Check out our amazing prices for #ECRs! #aquatic #marine #freshwater 🌍🧪💧🌊
⏰ 🌊 Countdown to submit your abstracts to speak at the BESAG2025 annual meeting: 21 days (deadline 1st Aug 2025)!
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!
shorturl.at
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
there is still time to join us for our annual #BESAG conference! in London (ZSL), 15/16 Sept! Check out our amazing prices for #ECRs! #aquatic #marine #freshwater 🌍🧪💧🌊
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Please Re-Post. Our global GRUMP microbial ocean database is out in Scientific Data! Unfractionated, single universal PCR, with Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes all on the same scale with the same denominator. Pole to pole, depths to 6000m. Lots of metadata. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Characterizing organisms from three domains of life with universal primers from throughout the global ocean - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Characterizing organisms from three domains of life with universal primers from throughout the global ocean
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Please Re-Post. Our global GRUMP microbial ocean database is out in Scientific Data! Unfractionated, single universal PCR, with Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes all on the same scale with the same denominator. Pole to pole, depths to 6000m. Lots of metadata. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New #ISEPpapers! High Protistan Parasite Occurrence During Fall in a Warm, Low Sea Ice Year in the Eastern #BeringSea: Tanika Ladd et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Protists #Microbes #Parasites #Ecology #ClimateChange #SeaIce
#Protists #Microbes #Parasites #Ecology #ClimateChange #SeaIce
June 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
New #ISEPpapers! High Protistan Parasite Occurrence During Fall in a Warm, Low Sea Ice Year in the Eastern #BeringSea: Tanika Ladd et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Protists #Microbes #Parasites #Ecology #ClimateChange #SeaIce
#Protists #Microbes #Parasites #Ecology #ClimateChange #SeaIce
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Marine Fungi are found everywhere in the ocean. They are recyclers, a goldmine of compounds and symbiotic with other marine life. I chat about Marine Fungi in the BBC programme 'Secrets of the Sea'. Follow the link 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Marine Fungi are found everywhere in the ocean. They are recyclers, a goldmine of compounds and symbiotic with other marine life. I chat about Marine Fungi in the BBC programme 'Secrets of the Sea'. Follow the link 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social
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I am at the International Congress for Conservation Biology. So many great talks. I will be talking about aquatic fungal conservation on Wednesday at 3:27pm in P4. Aquatic fungi are data deficient and incredibly important for ecosystem functions. How can we conserve them? #ICCB2025
June 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I am at the International Congress for Conservation Biology. So many great talks. I will be talking about aquatic fungal conservation on Wednesday at 3:27pm in P4. Aquatic fungi are data deficient and incredibly important for ecosystem functions. How can we conserve them? #ICCB2025
How does a single cell with no brain, no eyes, no limbs and only pseudopodia build such ornate structures.😍 protists are amazing🦠🦠
But why does an amoeba need horns on its shell? They're quite carefully made, with flat plates neatly glued around them (possibly scales from another organism). The spheres around the mouth are siliceous resting cysts of chrysophyte algae. #ProtistsonSky #MEvoSky #Amoebae #Peatlands
June 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How does a single cell with no brain, no eyes, no limbs and only pseudopodia build such ornate structures.😍 protists are amazing🦠🦠
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But why does an amoeba need horns on its shell? They're quite carefully made, with flat plates neatly glued around them (possibly scales from another organism). The spheres around the mouth are siliceous resting cysts of chrysophyte algae. #ProtistsonSky #MEvoSky #Amoebae #Peatlands
June 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
But why does an amoeba need horns on its shell? They're quite carefully made, with flat plates neatly glued around them (possibly scales from another organism). The spheres around the mouth are siliceous resting cysts of chrysophyte algae. #ProtistsonSky #MEvoSky #Amoebae #Peatlands
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It's great to see the abstracts coming in for talks at #BESAG2025! We still have some spaces, and would love to see you there! 🧪💦 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Eventbrite - BES Aquatic Ecology SIG presents #BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025 - Monday, 15 September 2025 | Tuesday, 16 September 2025 at ZSL London Zoo, London, England. Find ev...
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June 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's great to see the abstracts coming in for talks at #BESAG2025! We still have some spaces, and would love to see you there! 🧪💦 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
This is amazing, A SINGLE CELL that builds a shell from diatoms😍🦠🔬
Many amoebae incorporate diatoms in their shells, but Cylindrifflugia bacillariarum is the master. Third and fourth pics are close views of the glue that holds it all together. #ProtistsonSky #Amoebae #Peatlands
June 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is amazing, A SINGLE CELL that builds a shell from diatoms😍🦠🔬
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Calciopappus rigidus! I thought I would never see it alive!
So, first it was eating bacteria while the spines were fully open. When it finished it swam away with the spines retraced - looking like a professional scuba diver! #Cocco-Channel #hrzz #protistsonsky For comparison I attach the SEM photo.
So, first it was eating bacteria while the spines were fully open. When it finished it swam away with the spines retraced - looking like a professional scuba diver! #Cocco-Channel #hrzz #protistsonsky For comparison I attach the SEM photo.
June 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Calciopappus rigidus! I thought I would never see it alive!
So, first it was eating bacteria while the spines were fully open. When it finished it swam away with the spines retraced - looking like a professional scuba diver! #Cocco-Channel #hrzz #protistsonsky For comparison I attach the SEM photo.
So, first it was eating bacteria while the spines were fully open. When it finished it swam away with the spines retraced - looking like a professional scuba diver! #Cocco-Channel #hrzz #protistsonsky For comparison I attach the SEM photo.
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Huge news for the lady slipper orchid - the first new wild plant for 100 years found in the UK! 🌱
We've been involved in a partnership to recover this precious species for years!
Check out these wild plants (left) and a tiny young seedling from our in vitro lab (right) 👇
pa.media/blogs/pa-edi...
We've been involved in a partnership to recover this precious species for years!
Check out these wild plants (left) and a tiny young seedling from our in vitro lab (right) 👇
pa.media/blogs/pa-edi...
June 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Huge news for the lady slipper orchid - the first new wild plant for 100 years found in the UK! 🌱
We've been involved in a partnership to recover this precious species for years!
Check out these wild plants (left) and a tiny young seedling from our in vitro lab (right) 👇
pa.media/blogs/pa-edi...
We've been involved in a partnership to recover this precious species for years!
Check out these wild plants (left) and a tiny young seedling from our in vitro lab (right) 👇
pa.media/blogs/pa-edi...