Mastodawn

#Fungus from #Arrakis: #NewSpecies named after #Dune's giant worms https://phys.org/news/2023-11-fungus-arrakis-species-dune-giant.html

Exploring diversity within the genus #Tulostoma (#Basidiomycota, #Agaricales) in the #Pannonian sandy steppe: four fascinating novel species https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/112458/

"These discoveries have been particularly significant due to Hungary's #steppe vegetation on sandy soil being identified as a hotspot for the stalked #puffballs in Europe."

#Fungi #Mushrooms #Biodiversity

Fungus from Arrakis: New species named after Dune's giant worms

A new species of stalked puffball, a gasteroid fungus, has been named after the "Shai-Hulud" sandworms of Frank Herbert's iconic science fiction novel series "Dune."