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9 Real Things In Nature That Look So Unreal, You Have To Look Twice 9 Real Things In Nature That Look So Unreal, You Have To Look Twice
9 Real Things In Nature That Look So Unreal, You Have To Look Twice- Story about surprising aspects of nature, with photographs. ...
The 7 biggest unsolved mysteries in science The 7 biggest unsolved mysteries in science
The 7 biggest unsolved mysteries in science- A list of some unsolved mysteries in science. ...
Just another reason why tardigrades are the best micro-animals Just another reason why tardigrades are the best micro-animals
Just another reason why tardigrades are the best micro-animals- Nicknamed water bears and moss piglets, the tiny creatures called tardigrades are adorable under the laser scanning microscope. Plus they can survive in the ...
10 Intrepid Animal Astronauts 10 Intrepid Animal Astronauts
10 Intrepid Animal Astronauts- Ten animals who played an indispensable role in paving the inter-planetary way to space. ...
Five Creatures That Prove Life Could Exist On Other Planets (Or In Space) Five Creatures That Prove Life Could Exist On Other Planets (Or In Space)
Five Creatures That Prove Life Could Exist On Other Planets (Or In Space)- A blog post about animals and microbes that can survive extremes. ...
Tardigrades, Frozen for 30 Years, Spring Back to Life Tardigrades, Frozen for 30 Years, Spring Back to Life
Tardigrades, Frozen for 30 Years, Spring Back to Life- Discovery Magazine blog story about tardigrades that were revived after being frozen for 30 years. ...
Eight legged treats - Making gummy water bears Eight legged treats - Making gummy water bears
Eight legged treats - Making gummy water bears- How a few scientists made gummy water bears using a silicone candy mold custom made from their 3D-printed plastic mold. ...
Tardigrades Are One Giant Head Tardigrades Are One Giant Head
Tardigrades Are One Giant Head- A Discover Magazine post about the evolutionary origins of tardigrades ...
Barbie Now Has a Giant Tardigrade Steed Barbie Now Has a Giant Tardigrade Steed
Barbie Now Has a Giant Tardigrade Steed- News of a 3D-printable tardigrade ...
Tardigrades Have the Right Stuff to Resist Radiation Tardigrades Have the Right Stuff to Resist Radiation
Tardigrades Have the Right Stuff to Resist Radiation- A short article from the New York Times on a new discovery about how water bears survive high levels of radiation ...
Vitis aestivalis: Summer Grape Vitis aestivalis: Summer Grape
Vitis aestivalis: Summer Grape- Fact sheet with photos of the leaf, flower, fruit, twig, bark and form. ...
Inoperculate Discomycetes of the Netherlands Inoperculate Discomycetes of the Netherlands
Inoperculate Discomycetes of the Netherlands- Stip Helleman’s personal site with species descriptions and pictures of Helotiales, mainly Hyaloscyphaceae, and other ascomycetes and members of the family Cyphellaceae. ...
When labs clash over tardigrade DNA, that's just science working as it should When labs clash over tardigrade DNA, that's just science working as it should
When labs clash over tardigrade DNA, that's just science working as it should- Washington Post article about research groups disputing how much foreign DNA is in a tardigrade genome ...
Ascomycetes Ascomycetes
Ascomycetes- Account of the Ascomycetes and their anamorphs, with many illustrations and several animations. ...
Ascomycetes Ascomycetes
Ascomycetes- Notes on this varied group which produce microscopic spores inside special, elongated cells or sacs, known as "asci". ...
Truffle-like Fungi in Australia Truffle-like Fungi in Australia
Truffle-like Fungi in Australia- Photographs and much information on these fungi whose truffle-like fruiting bodies are generally produced underground. ...
LIAS LIAS
LIAS- Provides a global information system for lichenized and non-lichenized ascomycetes. ...
Moulds in the Home: Cladosporium cladosporioides Moulds in the Home: Cladosporium cladosporioides
Moulds in the Home: Cladosporium cladosporioides- Article on this species which can cause unsightly patches on damp walls in houses. ...
Ascomycota Ascomycota
Ascomycota- Information from Wikipedia on this phylum, including classification, biology and reproduction, with photographs. ...
Index to Ascomycota Index to Ascomycota
Index to Ascomycota- List of about 90 sac fungi and their anamorphs, with photographs of each. ...
Delicacies in the Sand or Manna from Heaven? Delicacies in the Sand or Manna from Heaven?
Delicacies in the Sand or Manna from Heaven?- Article by Tom Volk on desert truffles which are members of the genera Terfezia and Tirmania and are much esteemed as food in the semi-arid regions of Arabia and North Africa ...
Faery Cups Faery Cups
Faery Cups- Illustrated article by Tom Volk on the different cup fungi from which a faery might choose to sip. ...
Corniculariella spina Corniculariella spina
Corniculariella spina- Photograph of this spiny species growing on a branch. ...
Bactridium flavum Bactridium flavum
Bactridium flavum- Photograph of this yellow species. ...
Coccidioides immitis Coccidioides immitis
Coccidioides immitis- Illustrated article by Tom Volk on this fungal pathogen, the cause of coccidioidomycosis. ...
Coccidioides immitis Coccidioides immitis
Coccidioides immitis- Information from Wikipedia on this pathogenic fungus that can cause coccidioidomycosis or Valley Fever. ...
Pezizales in the Pacific Northwest Pezizales in the Pacific Northwest
Pezizales in the Pacific Northwest- Provides a key to this group of fungi. ...
Ambrosia Fungi Ambrosia Fungi
Ambrosia Fungi- Information from Wikipedia on various fungi from the order Ophiostomatales which have a symbiotic relationship with the ambrosia beetle. ...
Rhytisma acerinum and Rhytisma punctatum Rhytisma acerinum and Rhytisma punctatum
Rhytisma acerinum and Rhytisma punctatum- Tom Volk provides photographs and information on these causal agents of tar spot of maple. ...
Stachybotrys chartarum Stachybotrys chartarum
Stachybotrys chartarum- Scanning electron microscope image of a conidium and spores. ...
Phoma ligulicola Phoma ligulicola
Phoma ligulicola- Photograph of ray blight caused by this pathogen. ...
Freshwater Ascomycetes and Their Anamorphs Freshwater Ascomycetes and Their Anamorphs
Freshwater Ascomycetes and Their Anamorphs- General information about the group, a referenced database listing the ascomycetes reported from freshwater, and a series of illustrated species profiles. ...
Agaricomycotina: Jelly Fungi, Yeasts, and Mushrooms Agaricomycotina: Jelly Fungi, Yeasts, and Mushrooms
Agaricomycotina: Jelly Fungi, Yeasts, and Mushrooms- Information from the Tree of Life Web Project on this clade of the Basidiomycota including characteristics and a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships. ...
Basidiomycota Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota- Details from Wikipedia on the classification and typical life-cycle of members of this phylum. ...
Basidiomycota Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota- Information on members of this phylum from MicrobeWiki, the student-edited microbiology resource, including their description and significance, cell structure and metabolism, and ecology. ...
Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi
Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi- Extensive information from the Tree of Life Web Project on this phylum including characteristics of the group and a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships. ...
Dimorphic Basidiomycetes Dimorphic Basidiomycetes
Dimorphic Basidiomycetes- Information about the systematics, ecology, and evolution of basidiomycetous fungi having a yeast stage. ...
Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms- A useful list of the technical terms used in the study of fungi. ...
Subphylum Basidiomycotina Subphylum Basidiomycotina
Subphylum Basidiomycotina- Illustrated account of the Basidiomycetes. ...
Lawn Mushrooms Lawn Mushrooms
Lawn Mushrooms- Information on a number of species of fungi that may be found growing on the lawn. ...
Jelly Fungus Jelly Fungus
Jelly Fungus- These fungi are so named because their fruiting body appears to be the consistency of jelly. They are found in the orders Tremellales, Auriculariales, and Dacrymycetales. ...
Jelly Fungi Jelly Fungi
Jelly Fungi- Information and photographs of jelly fungi from the three orders Tremellales, Auriculariales and Dacrymycetales. ...
Order Tremellales, Auriculariales, Uredinales and Ustilaginales Order Tremellales, Auriculariales, Uredinales and Ustilaginales
Order Tremellales, Auriculariales, Uredinales and Ustilaginales- Many photographs of the rusts and smuts of the Uredinales and Ustilaginales, and a few of the jelly-like Tremellales. ...
Charismatic Megafungi: The Conservation of Waxcap Grasslands Charismatic Megafungi: The Conservation of Waxcap Grasslands
Charismatic Megafungi: The Conservation of Waxcap Grasslands- Article on the largely unseen fungi which are an important part of ancient pastures. ...
Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles
Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles- Highlights research on the basidiomycetes of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Includes information on the range of habitats in this area and an illustrated species ...
Key to Gilled Mushrooms and Polypores Key to Gilled Mushrooms and Polypores
Key to Gilled Mushrooms and Polypores- Key to the species found in the Great Lakes area of North America. Includes a glossary of terms. ...
A Gallery of Scanning Electron Micrographs A Gallery of Scanning Electron Micrographs
A Gallery of Scanning Electron Micrographs- Paul Stamets provides a number of images of spores and basidia. ...
Simple Fungi: Phyla Chytridiomycota and Oomycota Simple Fungi: Phyla Chytridiomycota and Oomycota
Simple Fungi: Phyla Chytridiomycota and Oomycota- Illustrated outline of the classification and economic significance of the Chytridiomycota and Oomycota. ...
Chytridiomycota Chytridiomycota
Chytridiomycota- Information from Wikipedia on the classification of this division of the kingdom Fungi whose members mostly live in water and are able to metabolise chitin and keratin. ...
Chytridiomycota: 14 Clades of Flagellated Fungi Chytridiomycota: 14 Clades of Flagellated Fungi
Chytridiomycota: 14 Clades of Flagellated Fungi- Paper on the molecular phylogeny of Chytridiomycota with a description of a new phylum, the Blastocladiomycota. ...

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