Jonathan Cazabonne

Presenting Danny gives engaging lectures on mycology for the broader public, sharing stories from his field expeditions to remote regions and insights from his research. He also offers workshops on science wr…

Since I am getting more and more invited for presentations, workshops, and roundtable discussions, I decided to add a PRESENTING page to my website, drawing inspiration from friends and colleagues. Have a look if you're curious about what I offer. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/presenting/

Our lab’s first paper is out! 📢
A multi-year effort resulted in the checklist of fungi for #Honduras — a major milestone that is the starting point for future research. Congratulations to Libelje on publishing the first chapter of her #PhD! doi.org/10.3897/myco... #LFEE #LuminaQuaeruntur

Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections - Nature Communications Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...

“Overall, these findings suggest that the value of natural history collections as global research infrastructure is eroding due to decreased collecting of specimen data across species, locations, and time.“ doi.org/10.1038/s414... Interesting analysis based on @gbif.org data.

Happy to share that the 11th contribution to the Fungal Systematics and Evolution series published by Sydowia is now online! Really glad to have had the chance to co-edit it with @dhaelewa.bsky.social and Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber. Enjoy the read!

www.sydowia.at/syd77/syd77....

The lab will soon also advertise a new PhD position. This student will be studying either multitrophic interactions of bats, bat flies, and microfungi, or entomopathogenic fungi. Spread the word! #hiring #LFEE #newPI

Preprints of book chapters A few years ago, I was offered the opportunity to edit a book, named “Biodiversity and Evolution of Fungal Parasites and Pathogens” (Elsevier). This project has taken up countless hours writing to …

A few years ago, I said yes to editing a book about fungal #parasites and #pathogens. After endless revisions, emails, and deadline reminders, it’s finally coming together. The book will be out in 2026, but 11 chapters are already online as #Preprints. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/preprints-of...

We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral researcher to support the Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, and join our project studying obligatory multitrophic interactions. jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/266 #LFEE #LuminaQuaeruntur #postdoc #hiring

Opening for a postdoctoral position in my lab We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral researcher to support the Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, and join our project studying obligatory multitrophic interactions. Project Ove…

I have an opening for a postdoctoral position in my Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution at the Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, in České Budějovice, Czechia. www.dannyhaelewaters.com/opening-for-... #LFEE #postdoc #hiring

Canadian mycologist and IMA Fungus author @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social stopped by the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi!

If you're at the event, today is your last chance to head to booth 229 to learn more about our journal!

Preparing my introductory PPT while on my way to Drøbak, Norway to teach a workshop on #Laboulbeniales together with my PhD student Warre Van Caenegem and Dr. Vladimir Gusarov from @uio.no. Funded by #Artsdatabanken. www.forbio.uio.no/events/cours... @prfju.bsky.social #TeamLaboul

The Fungi Verification Consultation Project The Biological Recording Company and the British Mycological Society are reviewing how fungi records in the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland are verified and shared. Recorders are invited to join an online survey and workshop to help shape a new national verification protocol for fungal data in the UK.

The Biological Recording Company and the British Mycological Society are reviewing how fungi records in the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland are verified and shared. Recorders are invited to join an online survey and workshop to help shape a new national verification protocol for fungi

Just arrived at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi and already met some incredible people. Now, let's make sure fungi get the global conservation spotlight they deserve! 🍄

@mycosphaera.bsky.social
@naturequebec.bsky.social

#IUCNcongress

So excited to be representing @spun.earth at the #IUCNCongress! 🌍✨ I’m eager to connect with you and explore how we can integrate mycorrhizal fungi into your conservation strategies. Schedule a time to meet up: www.spun.earth/events/iucn-...

How temperature and humidity affect a common fungal parasite in an invasive ladybird - Journal Highlight - Royal Entomological Society The Royal Entomological Society journal Ecological Entomology has recently published an article on which factors influence the growth of a parasitic fungus on an invasive ladybird. The researchers hig...

New paper! We looked at how temperature and humidity affect a fungal parasite on a ladybird in an article in @royentsoc.bsky.social's Ecological Entomology. 🐞🍄

You can find the full journal highlight here:
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/tempera...

Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens Graveyards, sheep farms and garden lawns are among the hundreds of new sites for rare pink and purple fungi discovered by citizen scientists. The charity Plantlife has enlisted 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in their local areas, so scientists can get data from places such as private gardens they have not previously had access to. Continue reading...

Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries

Interesting! We have some observations under this name here in Québec. There are around 10 research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and we have 4 preserved specimens collected back in the 1980s–1990s in the Université de Montréal’s fungarium. Looking forward to seeing this paper come out someday!

Social media post sparks rediscovery of endemic Sri Lanka rainforest plant COLOMBO — In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List delivered a grim verdict on endemic Pini- Beraliya, the towering dipterocarp Doona ovalifolia (syn. Shorea ovalifolia) tree by categorizing it as “exti...

Only known from a single plant growing in the botanic gardens in Sri Lanka, the endemic Pini-Beraliya was declared Extinct in the Wild.

But a post on social media about the tree has now led to the discovery of three wild populations and a recovery programme! 🌱🧪🙌🏻
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soci...

📖 La biodiversité urgence planète. Etat des lieux, menaces, solutions - Notre monde vivant en danger expliqué à tous. Ed.Tallandier.
Auteur @pgisyeb.bsky.social écologue et directeur de recherche @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr
➡️ isyeb.mnhn.fr/fr/actualite...

An interdisciplinary approach to improving conservation outcomes for parasites Parasites represent a significant proportion of Earth's biodiversity and play important roles in the ecology and biology of ecosystems and hosts, making them an important target for conservation. Des...

If you're interested in exploring further, check out our review which summarises the history of parasite conservation concepts and efforts, and some of the barriers to progress 🪱🧪🌍
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

The work reports on abiotic factors influencing the parasite-host interactions of a microfungus & the invasive harlequin ladybird (#Harmonia axyridis).

@michieldegroot.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social @dhaelewa.bsky.social @teamlaboul.bsky.social @inbo.be

Photo credit: Trey Wardlaw (CC-BY-NC)

Monoprint of microbes by @eliza_coli. A crowd of tightly packed bacteria, viruses and fungi, in white, swirl over a dark blue green splashy background. It looks like they are swirling down into the depths of the sea or far away in space.

Microbial dark matter! Can't see it, can't grow it, but we know it's there... This is some branding illustration I did for the microbial dark matter symposium this year. Thanks @katrinewhiteson.bsky.social and @zymoresearch.bsky.social for the fun commission!
#microbes #ecoevo
🧪🐡🧫

🍄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...

📣New paper alert📣
@michieldegroot.bsky.social ran laboratory experiments at the University of South Bohemia, which revealed that abiotic factors DO significantly affect parasitism of Harmonia axyridis by Hesperomyces harmoniae. Congratulations! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/een.... #TeamLaboul

The pitfalls of rDNA‐based AMF identification: a comparative analysis of rDNA and protein‐coding genes Intragenomic polymorphism of rDNA in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has been largely overlooked in ecological and taxonomic studies, and the reliability of nuclear rDNA regions for species ident.....

Most of us use rDNA for community analyses of AM fungi. Intragenomic variation in rDNA of AM fungi can be pretty huge, depending on the region.

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Een tijdje geleden werd ik geïnterviewd in het kader van de cursus "Communicating Effectively" die ik samen met @robindevroe.bsky.social ga geven voor Nova Academy.

De video is hier te zien: youtu.be/0I0ceynHGLg?...

Inschrijven voor de cursus kan hier: nova-academy.be/en/programme...

During this evening's meetings with @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social and the @msafungi.bsky.social Electronic Communication Committee I will be having a Belgian beer. Much needed because, what a day. #newPI #academiclife 🇧🇪🍺

FungAMR: a comprehensive database for investigating fungal mutations associated with antimicrobial resistance - Nature Microbiology An online, manually curated and continually updating database of fungal antimicrobial resistance mutations provides a starting point for further research in fungal AMR.

Stellar work by graduate students to build this comprehensive dataset of antifungal resistance mechanisms. Kudos and congratulations to the Landry lab @christianlandry.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great initiative, thanks Danny!

I started this #Mycologists Starter Pack, aiming to get all professional fungal researchers on BlueSky in one place. DM if you want to be added.

go.bsky.app/UMrVSsp