Church of JeffSep 2, 2023
Show threadJon Sullivan

@jeffowski You can read more about the wild world of diverse fungal mating types in this article from Quanta magazine.

"those species that do have hundreds or thousands of mating types, Constable said, are known as some of “the most sexual fungi in the fungal kingdom.”"

https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-nature-prefers-couples-even-for-yeast-20180717/

#mushtodon

Why Nature Prefers Couples, Even for Yeast | Quanta Magazine

Some species have the equivalent of many more than two sexes, but most do not. A new model suggests the reason depends on how often they mate.

Quanta Magazine
Sep 3, 2023 at 1:45amWeb
Show threadOmnivoreSep 3, 2023

@joncounts @jeffowski

I was disappointed to find that Schizophyllum just means "split leaf" instead of "crazy party".

"Our pronouns are legion."
Schizo Phil