IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group

🚨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

We shout right back to celebrate you Monni, & the other great folks @protectspecies.bsky.social. Your passion & commitment to biodiversity are so inspirational🌟
#AquaticFungi, @funaction.bsky.social, @mostfun.bsky.social, @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social, and I are so lucky to have your support.

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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!

Huge shout out to our "stick finders" Luke Jacobus (also an Indy Zoo grant recipient) & Sergio Henriques (previous Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival). I am just sad it wasn't one of my sticks that found fame! 😂

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Some years ago, we started talking about #aquaticfungi conservation in the IUCN SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee. Not only do we now have an IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group, but our Indianapolis Zoo grant recipient @huzefaraj.bsky.social described a new genus from Indiana!

Indianapolis Zoo Grant Fungi Discovery Two Indianapolis Zoo grant recipients and a team of Conservation Coordinators with the Global Center for Species Survival have discovered an entirely new kind of freshwater fungus in Indiana.

🚨🚨🚨 We found a new genus of aquatic fungi right here in Indiana! 🚨🚨🚨

Learn more in this blog post! 👇

Indianapolis Zoo Grant Fungi Discovery Two Indianapolis Zoo grant recipients and a team of Conservation Coordinators with the Global Center for Species Survival have discovered an entirely new kind of freshwater fungus in Indiana.

🍄💧New Aquatic Fungus Discovered!🍄💧

Our group member @huzefaraj.bsky.social together with colleagues, described a new genus and species of freshwater fungus: Atromagnispora indianensis.

🔗 Full story: www.indianapoliszoo.com/gcss/blog/zo...

#aquaticfungi #conservation #IUCNSSCAquaticFungiSG

19.3 | Current Conservation Before their ecological relevance and unique properties were revealed to me, my earliest memory of fungi was as a whimsical toadstool in the background of a fairytale book. Growing up, I also saw them...

Current Conservation just published a special issue on fungal conservation. It is amazingly beautiful and creative, with great content! Don’t miss out on this fascinating exploration of fungi and their vital role in our ecosystems! 🍄‍🟫 💕 www.currentconservation.org/issues/19-3/

📢 NEW REPORT 📢

The @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social report for 2024-2025 is now published. 👇

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Get in touch if you want to collaborate with us to advance the #conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧 🍄

@iucnfungi.bsky.social @protectspecies.bsky.social

We’re proud to announce that Terra has officially been designated as the world’s first IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival dedicated to Fungi and the first of its kind in the Middle East. | Terra - E... We’re proud to announce that Terra has officially been designated as the world’s first IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival dedicated to Fungi and the first of its kind in the Middle East. This is a ...

🎉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.

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Aquatic Fungi Diversity 2025 YouTube video by FUNACTION

Did you miss our webinar "Aquatic Fungi Diversity 2025"? You attended but want to see it again and share with your network?🍄💧

The video is now available:
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Follow our social media to keep updated about future activities: linktr.ee/IUCNSSCAquat...

#aquaticfungi #conservation

No plans for #BiodiversityDay?

Join us to celebrate aquatic fungi diversity in this free webinar with talks on marine arenicolus fungi, freshwater lichens, fungi as bioindicators, & driftwood fungi. 💧🍄

🗓️ 22 May, 2pm UTC

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/aquaticfungi...

#AquaticFungi

Schweiz aktuell vom 24.03.2025 - Play SRF Kindsmord im Könizbergwald: Obergericht verurteilt Mutter zu 18 Jahren, Kantonsparlament Zürich möchte Rückkehr der Förderklassen, spezielle aquatische Pilzsuche im Muggiotal

Co-chair @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social and member Andreas Bruder were interviewed for SRF1, raising awareness about the importance of #aquaticfungi biodiversity and its #conservation.

See full interview (swiss-german), after minute 15:05👉 tinyurl.com/bdcz7uh5

#funga #IUCNSSC
@iucnfungi.bsky.social

First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats - IUCN Red List Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...

🚨The addition of 482 newly assessed fungi species brings their number on the IUCN Red List to 1,300, of which at least 411 are at risk of extinction.🚨

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IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group will contribute to this efforts by assessing #aquaticfungi.💧🍄

#conservation #RedList

One of the 15 different Memory Cards in the set. This one features aquatic hyphomycetes, among other fungal spores.

One of the 15 different Memory Cards in the set. This one features a chytrid fungus.

One of the 15 different Memory Cards in the set. This card shows a stream or lake, with a dead tree in the water, the rocky bank/shore and an overhanging branch of a maple tree.

Ready to level up your outreach by including #AquaticFungi? Ready to print, easy to use. Aquatic Fungi In Nature - Memory Game is fun and generates teachable moments to introduce these important fungi. @funaction.bsky.social Team 🇸🇪

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Freshwater Fungi Freshwater fungi are an indispensable part of freshwater ecosystems. They may be microscopic in size, but they pack a punch when it comes to ecological function.

🍄💧Freshwater #fungi are vital but often overlooked!

The Indianapolis Zoo & Dr. Huzefa Raja @huzefaraj.bsky.social are on a mission to uncover these hidden heroes in the White River.

More about it 👇
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Stay tuned! 🔊

#aquaticfungi #conservation
@protectspecies.bsky.social

Beneath the Surface: Conserving Aquatic Fungi YouTube video by IndianapolisZoo

Never heard about freshwater #ascomycetes?

Know more about this incredible #freshwater #fungi from Dr. Huzefa Raja @huzefaraj.bsky.social in this episode of Protect Species podcast @protectspecies.bsky.social.

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#Funga #Conservation #aquaticfungi #IUCNSSCAquaticFungiSG

Fungi are pivotal in all ecosystem, including aquatic ones!

We contributed to this policy brief, together with @funaction.bsky.social members and many incredible fungi experts from around the world!

We especially highlighted the importance of #aquaticfungi
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#fungi #funga #conservation

Meet the fungi that live in the sea Despite being known to science for over a century thanks to a few early pioneering marine mycologists, most people have never heard of marine fungi.

🌊 #Marine #fungi thrive from the deep sea to rocky shores, yet we know little about them! These #microscopic wonders play vital roles in nutrient cycling & breaking down organic matter.

Learn more in @marinemicrobes.bsky.social latest article for @uk.theconversation.com ➡️

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The new @protectspecies.bsky.social podcast is out and it's about #aquaticfungi! 💧🍄

#IUCNSSCAquaticFungiSG member Huzefa Raja tells us about Ascomycetes. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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Would you like to know more about aquatic #fungi? Leave your questions in the comments.

#funga #conservation