Thirty novel fungal lineages: formal description based on environmental samples and DNA Molecular analyses of soil and water commonly reveal large proportions of fungal taxa that cannot be assigned to any taxonomic or functional groups. Some of these so-called dark taxa have been encoded...

New #AquaticFungi to start your Wednesday!
Check out the dazzling array of new CLASSES of fungi--including those with highest frequency in freshwater.

Congrats to our #FunAqua friends, whose project features prominently in these finds! 🧡 @kristelpanksep.bsky.social @vprins.bsky.social

Victoria Prins, a #Paraqua member, was awarded third place for best oral presentation about FunAqua project at the 14th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS14), held in Bolu, Türkiye from 20–25 July 2025. Congratulations Victoria!🎉✨
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