Brian Looney

Mycologist. Specifically interested in systematics and evolution of ectomycorrhizal fungi. #Russulaceae #Russula #Lactarius He/Him/His

[WIRED @WIRED]

What's the difference between crimini, button and portobello #mushrooms? Why do "magic" mushrooms exist? Are there carnivorous mushrooms? Mycologist David Hibbett answers the internet's burning questions about mushrooms.

[DOE Office of Science @doescience]

Shiitake mushrooms are tasty, but they could also help us produce biofuels. With the help of @jgi, researchers @ClarkUniversity have traced this mushroom's genomic evolution. This research could help us know how to break down the woody lignin in plants: https://t.co/cPN0PFQQKa

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

Our new article on biogeography and species limits of the shiitake genus using whole genome assemblies from #JGI. A global phylogenomic analysis of the shiitake genus Lentinula | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/wiV1aRuS5i #Hibbettlab

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

Check out our new paper that describes new red-capped species of Russula for North America! Systematic revision of the Roseinae clade of Russula, with a focus on eastern North American taxa https://t.co/1XEc6HjYpN

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

Evolutionary transition to the ectomycorrhizal habit in the genomes of a hyperdiverse lineage of mushroom-forming fungi @Looneyomyces @shingomiyauchi @fmartin1954 https://t.co/XSnyIvwcdM

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92 https://t.co/QWVCVadInu

[Cynthia Gleason @CynthiaGleason9]

The Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University is recruiting for a full-time (12 months), permanent tenure-track position to work in the field of mycology. https://t.co/O75bGrCnBt

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

Check out our new article on Russulaceae genomics!

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

Recently accepted in New Phyt 🌱

Evolutionary transition to the ectomycorrhizal habit in the genomes of a hyper-diverse lineage of mushroom-forming #fungi @Looneyomyces @shingomiyauchi @fmartin1954 https://t.co/201klLIYxy

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

Recently accepted in New Phyt 🌱

Evolutionary transition to the ectomycorrhizal habit in the genomes of a hyper-diverse lineage of mushroom-forming #fungi @Looneyomyces @shingomiyauchi @fmartin1954 https://t.co/201klLIYxy

[Francis M. Martin @fmartin1954]

Our article ‘Evolutionary transition to the ectomycorrhizal habit in the genomes of a hyper-diverse lineage of mushroom-forming fungi’ is now available online: https://t.co/A5xOTNB2Ga
A great collaboration with @Looneyomyces @shingomiyauchi @MycoCosm #JGI & others

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

@shingomiyauchi Congrats to you as well @shingomiyauchi! Visual-omics strikes again in a big way! #hanabiplots #TINGO #VINGO

[Shingo Miyauchi @shingomiyauchi]

🟢 Visual omics series 🟢 Evolutionary transition to the ectomycorrhizal habit in Russulales fungi published in New Phytologist!
https://t.co/7a3swLmrT6
@fmartin1954 @Looneyomyces @shingomiyauchi @BHenrissat @laszlognagy @UMR_IAM @MycoCosm @NewPhyt

[Chance Noffsinger @Chance_est]

Russula peckii @GreatSmokyNPS in the spruce-fir zone!

#fungi #mushroom #smokies

[Francis M. Martin @fmartin1954]

Stunning diversity of mushrooms sold at the mushroom market in Chuxiong Yi, Yunnan Province …

August 2019

[Michael Weiß @mweiss_tue]

Nice @NewPhyt Tansley Review on Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution ⬇️
Just extant fungal biodiversity seems highly underappreciated — should exceed plants + animals in reality. But compared to plants + animals, fungal taxonomy has a HUGE backlog.
#FundFungalTaxonomists

[Elon Biology @ElonBiology]

It’s time for the Microbial Art competition in Bio2133 Microbiology Lab! Go to our Facebook page to vote (via “likes”) for your favorite and learn more about the microbiology concepts behind it

[Josh Herr @number_three]

Recommended study in @FrontMicrobiol on neighbor tree root-fungal #transcriptomes from a large research group including @ChrisInKnox @fmartin1954 @jgi
https://t.co/xIc3HrjSrf

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

#Hericium

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

Some fall fungi. #FungiFriday

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

@dhaelewa Rhodotus project, eh? I’d be happy to contribute the collection. I found it at a park outside Columbia, Missouri. DM me with shipping info!

[Brian Looney @Looneyomyces]

Bucket list fungus!!! #Rhodotus #monotypic #wrinkledpeach