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  • Identifying Fungi and Their Habitats in Need of Conservation

    Species of fungi are not immune to the threats that put species of animals and plants at risk: habitat loss, loss of symbiotic hosts, pollution, over exploitation, and climate. Because resources, financial and human, will always be limited, determining which species are thriving and which are rare or declining is crucial for targeting conservation action towards species in greatest need. Assessing the conservation status of a species (bird, plant, or fungus) requires some minimal data including information on its distribution, population size and trend, and information on why it might be in decline. Much of the data needed are observational – what occurs where and when and are these patterns changing....

  • Fungal microscopy

    In this lecture you will learn why you might want to use a microscope what types of microscope there are how to choose a microscope how […]

  • Tea Party Teleomorphs: Dead-Man’s Fingers and Allied Fungi of the Boston Harbor Islands

    Roo Vandegrift Description:Join Dr. Roo Vandegrift for a rapid romp through the Xylariales, an order of ascomycete 'flask' fungi, generally growing on wood and other plant debris. Learn the important families and genera within the order, illustrated with examples taken from an extensive fungal inventory conducted between December 2012 and May 2017 at the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BHI) in Massachusetts (Haelewaters et al. 2018). A new species, Xylaria finismundoensis, is described: this taxon provides the decomposer 'missing link' for a group of a Xylaria previously only known as endophytes (a type of plant symbiont).

  • A Systematic Overview of North American Inocybaceae

    The Inocybaceae is an ectomycorrhizal family of mushroom-forming fungi with some 1000 species worldwide. Seven genera are now recognized in the family, but the last revision of North American taxa in the group took place nearly 100 years ago. Since this time the number of known species in North America has tripled, and various estimates put the number of species in the family from this area between 300-400. This overview will present an introduction to the family Inocybaceae, some evolutionary and ecological background, and showcase recent systematic developments in the group.

  • How to use microscopy measurement software

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    Instagram: @elaniobro iNat: @elantrybuch Twitter: @elaniobro DescriptionElan Trybuch researched how to measure spores in his spare time where he discovered a plugin that was part of […]