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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 12h

If you feel you're missing out - which you are! - it's not too late to sign up at [email protected] and join @jandbio.bsky.social @zimingwang.bsky.social and others on alternate Wednesday evenings. @funaction.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 12h

A number of questions were raised which we will cover at future meetings, including: how to isolate living spores and grow them in culture; how to collect aquatic hyphomycetes from leaves; and how to DNA barcode these tiny fungi. Plus we'll be getting tips to improve our identification skills.

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 12h

We had a thoroughly enjoyable, and very informative, first meeting of the online #AquaticHyphomycete group yesterday. @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social gave us methodology and tips for collecting and fixing foam samples.

Six different aquatic hyphomycete spores: Clockwise from top left - Alatospora accuminata, Articulospora tetracladia, Tetracladium setigerum, Tetracladium marchalianum, Neonectria lugdenensis and Tricladium splendens. Dyed with cotton blue.

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 4d

...and @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social will be talking about the collection, and use, of foam samples. Others will be sharing tips and experiences. See you there! @funaction.bsky.social @jandbio.bsky.social @zimingwang.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 4d

Only three days now until our first online session on #AquaticHyphomycetes There’s still time to sign up by emailing [email protected] Andi Bruder will be giving us a quick overview of this special ecological group...

Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 28d

A new Zoom-based chat group focussing on #AquaticHyphomycetes will be starting on 8th October. Join us in the evening (BST) to chat and learn about this fascinating group of fungi. Contact me at [email protected] if interested. @britmycolsoc.org.uk @funaction.bsky.social

Aquatic hyphomycete spores from Parc Natur Penglais. Including: Anguillospora crassa, Tricladium splendens, Neonectria lugdeunensis, Tetracladium marchalianum and Articulospora tetracladia. Dyed with cotton blue.

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 5d

The app makes this a great survey for teenagers (as well as the rest of us!)

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 5d

Many lichen species are sensitive to nitrogen pollution, making them natural indicators of air quality.

📱LicheN is a new app enabling people to help monitor air quality using lichens. Data gathered will improve understanding of N pollution and its impacts on ecosystems.

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Side by side photos of a person looking at a picture of lichen on an app and comparing it to lichen on a tree trunk

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 10d

I always find Anguillospora species difficult to name so only named Anguillospora crassa. I need my microscope with a x60 objective for those. X40 does give a better depth of field for photography though. I found two spores from my favourite species: Flabellospora accuminata. Absolutely gorgeous.

A spore of Flabellospora accuminata with five radiating arms that end in long, drawn-out points.

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 10d

August: Working with only a x10 objective rather than a x20 made the task more difficult but I found nine species. Only seven of these were found in May.

Picture of a waterfall and a list of aquatic hyphomycete species collected in foam here in August 2025.

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 10d

This was a really sloppy sample of foam. As the waterfall runs faster there are no eddies to accumulate foam so what was collected was not much more than temporary bubbles.

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Fay Newbery @fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 10d

I’m working backwards through time at this waterfall. September’s sample contained only two spores from #AquaticHyphomycetes: one each of Tricladium splendens and Triscelophorus accuminata.