#FUNACTION members have been contributing to the drafting of the Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation. Do you want to contribute? 📄 Read the draft: bit.ly/4dQthJy 🗳️ Share your feedback by 22 June: bit.ly/4wCyVX2 #fungi #aquaticfungi #conservation

🍄 Explore aquatic fungi this #BiodiversityDay! Talks on aquatic hyphomycetes endophytes, aquatic fungi from South America, aquatic fungi stoichiometry, marine mycology. 🗓️ 22 May ⏰ 1pm UTC 💻 Online 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/aquaticfungi... #AquaticFungi #FungalDiversity #Conservation

FUNACTION was presented last Friday during the first edition of the SUPSI Department of Environment Constructions and Design (DACD) Research Day by Daniel Romero Mujalli. Showcasing an R package being developed to systematic conservation planning in freshwaters. #aquaticfungi #conservation

@biodiversa.eu #FUNACTION was presented during the Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action with 2 talks by @jandbio.bsky.social & @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social. Great chance to spotlight #aquaticfungi, spark new ideas, and build collaborations. 🍄💧

To join workshop "Developing Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for Fungi and other Microeukaryotes", please register at least for the day @worldbioforum.bsky.social. 📢Early-bird registration deadline tomorrow 24March. 🚨Workshop 🔗https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/session/55465

MoSTFun@mostfun.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Are you going to @worldbioforum.bsky.social? Consider joining our workshop Developing Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for Fungi + Microeukaryotes. Fungi and other microeukaryotes drive fundamental ecosystem functions + services, but they’re still missing from most biodiversity monitoring.

FUNACTION coordinator @jandbio.bsky.social walked in Pacific Grove California as part of the MOSTFUNACTION team #WorldWaterRun Jennifer is attending the Fungal Genetics Conference, which is having a session on aquatic fungi for the first time! #aquaticfungi #WorldWaterDay2026

Jennifer Anderson@jandbio.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Team Mostfunaction I’m participating in #WorldWaterRun26 from #Fungal26 at Asilomar (California)—where the conference features a session on #AquaticFungi for the first time! @mostfun.bsky.social @funaction.bsky.social

FUNACTION and MoSTFun joined efforts to celebrate the World Water Day 2026. Team MOSTFUNACTION (lnkd.in/ehJ7sTeQ) is walking, running, cycling or just moving near water to raise awareness about this important resource. Every Km counts! All actions matter to protect WATER! 💧 #WorldWaterRun

An aquatic fungus is competing in the Indianapolis Zoo’s Uproar Conservation Challenge! 🍄💧 ⭐Indiana sooty-spored freshwater fungus (*Atromagnispora indianensis*)⭐ Every vote helps it move closer to the $10,000 conservation prize. Vote 👉 UproarChallenge.com #UproarChallenge #fungi #conservation

IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group@iucnaquafungi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨Indianapolis Zoo Uproar Conservation Challenge 🚨 Help Indiana sooty-spored freshwater fungus (Atromagnispora indianensis) come roaring back by casting your vote. 📢It's the only #aquaticfungi in the competition.🍄‍🟫💧 Vote at UproarChallenge.com. Round one ends March 19. #UproarChallenge

⏰ Tic Tac ⏰ Less than one week for our next webinar. Still time to register. Check all details below 👇🏻 #aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun

MoSTFun@mostfun.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨 NEW WEBINAR🚨 "Predictive modelling of biodiversity metrics - from structural intactness to species composition" 📢 Speaker: Tobias Andermann, Assistant Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden 🕰️ Date: 4 March 2026 at 14:00 CET 🖋️ Register to join: tinyurl.com/psrvcpfa Co-organised by @geobon.org

Join this exciting Webinar about Fungal Conservation, in celebration of the @reversethered.bsky.social day. All info below! 👇 #aquaticfungi #conservation

IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group@iucnaquafungi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨NEW WEBINAR🚨 Join this webinar in celebration of the @reversethered.bsky.social day. @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social member @huzefaraj.bsky.social will present about a newly identified genus of freshwater ascomycete fungus. Other 2 exciting talks lined up. Registration: tinyurl.com/yja95rmv

Did you know that during the World Conservation Congress 2025, an important IUCN Resolutions was approved? "Strengthening conservation efforts for fungi and invertebrates" portals.iucn.org/library/node... #FUNACTION is directly contributing to the efforts towards conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧🍄

🚨NEW WEBINAR🚨 Want to know more about Joint Species Distribution Modelling (JSDM)? Then don't miss our next webinar co-organized by #MoSTFun and @geobon.org "An introduction to Joint Species Distribution Modelling". 🕰️ 19 January 2026 at 18:00 CET ✍ Registration: mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Want to learn about #AquaticFungi? Don’t be shy—jump right in. Check out these fantastic first results from Peter—member of the online #AquaticHyphomycete group 🥳 @funaction.bsky.social @fayrnhawk.bsky.social @peterbraubach.bsky.social

Peter Braubach@peterbraubach.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My first #AquaticHyphomycetes sample. Lots of photos, no idea about the species yet 😅.

Shoutout also to @funaction.bsky.social & @mostfun.bsky.social - two European-based consortia focusing on conservation & monitoring of these amazing organisms! Go Team Aquatic Fungi!

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...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

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

Didn’t make it to Colombia for #LivingData2025? Don’t worry! You can always learn about #FUNACTION & check out our digital resources online. There is still time to engage with us via our survey too <- available in 5 languages. All at your fingertips 👇

FUNACTION@funaction.bsky.social · 9mo ago

#FUNACTION project was presented last week at #livingdata2025 by @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social. Many new contacts and possible future collaborations. If you want to know more or collaborate with us towards #aquaticfungi #conservation, fill our Survey.👇🏻 forms.office.com/e/UjCrG1L8YV #fungi #funga

We'll be welcoming new members from Italy, Germany and Norway, as well as more members from the UK. So many people keen to talk about #AquaticHyphomycete species. @funaction.bsky.social @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social @jandbio.bsky.social @funganaught.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk

FUNACTION members Andreas Bruder🇨🇭 and Diego Fontaneto🇮🇹 sampled for #aquaticfungi in the Val Grande National Park, Italy. More data gathered on occurrence and distribution of aquatic fungi in Europe (particularly inside Protected Areas). 💪 Want to collaborate? Fill our survey: shorturl.at/VaHbD

#FUNACTION project was presented last week at #livingdata2025 by @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social. Many new contacts and possible future collaborations. If you want to know more or collaborate with us towards #aquaticfungi #conservation, fill our Survey.👇🏻 forms.office.com/e/UjCrG1L8YV #fungi #funga

📢Are you attending the Living Data 2025 next week? @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social will present the preliminary results from #FUNACTION. www.livingdata2025.com/program.html... Find her during the week if you want to know more about our project and activities to conserve #aquaticfungi.

Do you understand Estonian? Check out the fabulous @kristelpanksep.bsky.social talking about eDNA! Can’t wait to see what we learn about fish from her ongoing research. It’s a privilege to work with Kristel on fungi in @mostfun.bsky.social & @funaction.bsky.social.

Kristel Panksep@kristelpanksep.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Had the chance to talk about #environmentalDNA! I was on Kuku Raadio's show "Kuue samba taga" and shared how #eDNA samples are helping to solve nature's mysteries. Listen here: kuku.pleier.ee/podcast/kuue... #conservation #KukuRaadio #science

In @funaction.bsky.social, we are working to grow interest and excitement about these beautiful & ecologically important fungi. We are really pleased to have this chance to engage with folks interested in aquatic hyphomycetes!

Fay Newbery@fayrnhawk.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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 aquatichyphomycetes@gmail.com if interested. @britmycolsoc.org.uk @funaction.bsky.social

Aquatic hyphomycetes are a fascinating group of aquatic fungi. Most of them feed on dead leaves in flowing water. Their spores are usually either sinuous or four-armed to enable them to catch on to new food sources. @britmycolsoc.org.uk @funaction.bsky.social

What an exciting day at SEFS14 in Bolu, Türkiye! The Special Session on #AquaticFungi /Microorganisms in a Changing World was a huge success and even resulted in two graduate student awards for best SEFS14 oral presentations! 🎖️ Thanks to the speakers and audience for a truly fantastic session! 💧🍄

Congratulations to @funaction.bsky.social 🇵🇹 team-member Diana Graça, who was awarded for her earlier work! #AquaticFungi! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Isabel Fernandes (she/her)@isabelrfernandes.bsky.social · last yr.

A big hurray to my former PhD student Diana Graça for winning the Prize UC-Life Sciences 2025 – Biology with her paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc.... It was a lot of work, and she totally deserves this! Congratulations! 🎉 🎉 News in Portuguese: www.uc.pt/fctuc/dcv/no...

A very important achievement! 🎉 A new IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival dedicated to Fungi! More details below 👇 #aquaticfungi #conservation

IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group@iucnaquafungi.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉A moment to celebrate!🎉 There is now an IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival dedicated to Fungi! (see post 👇) This is super important to advance conservation actions for #aquaticfungi.💧🍄 Well done Terra - Expo City Dubai. www.linkedin.com/posts/visitt...

We are seeking information, expertise, & advice, to support inclusion of aquatic fungi into Conservation & Monitoring.💧🍄 Take our quick survey (10–15 min) 🔗 forms.office.com/e/UjCrG1L8YV Soon available in more languages: linktr.ee/FUNACTION_EU #biodiversity #conservation #monitoring #aquaticfungi

FUNACTION@funaction.bsky.social · last yr.

Aquatic fungi deserve a place in conservation & monitoring 🌊🍄 Help shape a better approach—share your expertise and/or needs in the Better Together Survey (10–15 min)! 🔗 forms.office.com/e/UjCrG1L8YV #biodiversity #aquaticfungi #conservation #monitoring

Aquatic fungi deserve a place in conservation & monitoring 🌊🍄 Help shape a better approach—share your expertise and/or needs in the Better Together Survey (10–15 min)! 🔗 forms.office.com/e/UjCrG1L8YV #biodiversity #aquaticfungi #conservation #monitoring

Will the future of biomonitoring include #AquaticFungi? Thanks to @biodiversa.eu, @funaction.bsky.social Coordinator @jandbio.bsky.social and @mostfun.bsky.social ECR Marina Pastor engaged with national funders, policy makers & industry representatives in Barcelona last month to support this goal.