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Alexander S. Kunz Photography @alex-kunz.com · 16h

New in my photoblog: "Ode to Lichens" with 18 images.

Yes, I'm celebrating lichens after finding them growing... on our solar panels... 🤔 😅

www.alex-kunz.com/ode-to-liche...

#PhotoBlog #LichenSubscribe #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #Lichen #BlogPost #Gallery

Ode to Lichens

The first “wet season” storm for the 2025/2026 water year is in the forecast — quite early, but no complaints! It will mostly impact areas north of San Diego, but in preparation, I climbed onto the…

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MycoKeys @mycokeys.pensoft.net · Sep 4

A new species is described as part of this study on the phylogeny and taxonomy of 𝑉𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 in China.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/myco...

The phylogeny and taxonomy of Violella (Tephromelataceae, lichenized Ascomycota), including a new species from China

Violella yunnanensis C. J. Zhong & L. Hu is described as new to science. It is characterized by its esorediate, areolate to weakly warted thallus, hymenium heavily pigmented with Fucatus-violet pi...

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MycoKeys @mycokeys.pensoft.net · Sep 12

Research into the diversity of Acarosporaceae with carbonized epihymenial accretions in North America has revealed six new species.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/myco...

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MycoKeys @mycokeys.pensoft.net · 13d

Registration is now open for the 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology, which will be held in Trieste, Italy, from July 26 to 31, 2026.

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Registration opens for IAL10 in Trieste, supported by MycoKeys and Pensoft

Registration is now open for the 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology (IAL10), which will be held in Trieste, Italy, from July 26 to 31, 2026. The meeting will bring togethe...

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Nils Rädecker @radecker.bsky.social · 6d

Bleaching: more than just a coral problem.

Dr. Claudia Pogoreutz @cpogoreutz.bsky.social · 7d

🌟 New book chapter alert!

🪸 Coral reefs are threatened by climate change, especially by mass ‘bleaching’ events. Bleaching is caused by the loss of photosymbionts under stress, resulting in a white – ‘bleached’ - phenotype.

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#SymbioSky #MicroSky

Bleaching of Reef Organisms: Current Knowledge, Challenges, and Future Directions into the Anthropocene

Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by climate change and other anthropogenic stressors. A global factor contributing to coral reef decline is the increasing frequency, duration, and intensity of bleaching events leading to extensive mortality of keystone species,...

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 10d

Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi in South America

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#TansleyInsight by @nahpo.bsky.social and @martin-nunez.bsky.social

@uh.edu @WileyPlantSci #PlantSci

Image source: Colección y Archivo Visual Patagónico; Photographer: Antonio Lynch; courtesy of Federico Silin.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi being introduced together with their plant hosts on Isla Victoria, Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina, in 1936.

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Helen McAra @hedgerownibbler.bsky.social · 11d

Happy UK Fungus Day! All of these were photographed by me in the UK. Aren’t they beautiful!
#ukfungi #ukfungusday

Lots of different coloured mushrooms in a whole range of different shapes and sizes. Some look like coral, others like cauliflowers or little cream coloured balls. There are some that look like jellies or turkey’s tails.

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Neil Gow @neil-gow.bsky.social · 11d

Happy U.K. Fungus Day. This was drawn using the ink from a shaggy ink cap growing in my own garden.

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 13d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Toby Spribille @spribille.bsky.social · 13d

Crazy how the September pattern flips around 1975

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social · 13d

...even though September 2025's Highs and Lows weren't #1 individually, combined they made this the warmest September on record.
For 2025 that joins our 5th warmest August, and 6th warmest May.
public.tableau.com/shared/P2CPK...

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Flora Vincent @floravincent.bsky.social · 16d

Dear all, registration for the upcoming EMBO/EMBL Symposium on "the cellular mechanics of symbiosis" is now OPEN 🤩 ! Feel free to register ! www.embl.org/about/info/c...
#EESSymbiosis #ProtistsOnSky #SymbioSky
@hassansalem.bsky.social @berasymbionts.bsky.social @embl.org

The cellular mechanics of symbiosis: sensing friend from foe

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Toby Spribille @spribille.bsky.social · 16d

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Toby Spribille @spribille.bsky.social · 17d

There is also an Alberta specimen or two kicking around that is not on GBIF. Let me know if interested.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 18d

Microbiologist Paula Welander studies fossils, but not dinosaur bones or ammonite imprints. Instead, she looks for microscopic clues left behind by microbes that lived millions of years ago.

The Humble Microbe Could Help Us Understand Life Itself

Unlocking the basic science of microbes, especially those that live in extreme environments, could help us find life elsewhere in the universe.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 18d

MUSHROOM LOVERS & FUN GUYS, we've got something for you! Check out PUFFBALLS, EARTHSTARS, STINKHORNS, AND OTHER GASTEROID FUNGI OF EASTERN NORTHERN AMERICA, out now!

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Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social · 20d

Love #protists? Then you'd love this! Beautiful collection of hand-drawn critters represented here at the Oxford-Japan symposium on ethological dynamics in diorama environments sites.google.com/view/oxford-... #ciliates #testateamoeba #diatoms

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 21d

📢 The Darbaker Prize in Phycology nomination deadline has been extended to November 1st!

🌿 Learn more about this $2500 award and submit nominations:
botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSA2025Awards #Phycology #AlgaeResearch #IamaBotanist

Flyer with underwater background of green algae promoting the 2025 Darbaker Prize. At the top: “Botanical Society of America & Phycological Society of America.” Large bold text announces: “Darbaker Prize. Nomination deadline extended to November 1, 2025. Increased $2500 award.” Bottom of flyer shows BSA logos, website (www.botany.org), and a QR code for more information.

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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 22d

My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Toby Spribille @spribille.bsky.social · 21d

Really nice

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Lotus Lofgren @lotuslofgren.bsky.social · 21d

Excited to share our latest paper, now out in FPS: "Diverse nitrogen acquisition strategies of conifer-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi shape unique responses to changing nitrogen regimes" www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Frontiers | Diverse nitrogen acquisition strategies of conifer-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi shape unique responses to changing nitrogen regimes

Ectomycorrhizal fungi are critical mediators of nitrogen acquisition in forest ecosystems, exhibiting variation in both host association and metabolic traits...

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 27d

🎙️JOB ANNOUNCEMENT! I am seeking a scientist to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on research in the molecular biology of insect endosymbionts. Come join us in the tips of the Appalachian mountains for meaningful challenges in symbiosis science. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

Research Technologist - Life Sciences Advanced Professional - Bordenstein Lab

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Charissa de Bekker PhD (she/her) @zombieantdoc.bsky.social · 21d

Which fungal 🍄 molecules cause zombie 🧟‍♀️ ant 🐜 behaviors? @williamycete.bsky.social has begun to answer this question! He found a peptide that binds to scramblase and affects important odor-dependent behaviors in ants. Spoiler: worms 🪱 played a key role in this research 🧐 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

The First of Us: Ophiocordyceps use a novel scramblase-binding peptide to manipulate zombie ants

Parasite-adaptive manipulation of behavior is a widespread natural phenomenon. While Ophiocordyceps zombie fungi are well-known for hijacking ant behavior to increase their fitness, functionally chara...

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 25d

Lots of tiny Holly Parachute fungi Marasmius hudsonii on rotting Holly leaves today, Buckfastleigh, Devon

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FunDive: Monitoring and mapping fungal diversity for nature cons @fundive-fungi.bsky.social · Aug 13

🍄Microfungi on insects🍄
Fungi in the genus Hesperomyces are associated exclusively with ladybirds, visible as yellowish-greenish elongated balloons. We aim to map them in Europe and describe #newspecies. Join the #FunDive campaign! #Biodiversa fun-dive.eu/en/get-invol...

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