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Take a journey of discovery with aquatic fungi…spoiler alert, there are no marine mushrooms.

Think about fungi. Are you imagining mushrooms, toadstools, or perhaps mould, possibly bread or even beer? Or maybe mycelial networks in a woodland scene? Now think about aquatic fungi. What do they look like? How do they grow and function in aquatic ecosystems?

In his Inaugural Professorial Lecture, Michael Cunliffe discusses how an enigmatic and previously poorly studied group of swimming fungi is enlightening the general understanding of the biology and evolution of the Fungi Kingdom.

Michael talks about the latest research on determining an improved perspective of marine fungal diversity, with his studies in the coastal waters off Plymouth, UK. He also looks at how aquatic fungi are challenging contemporary views of the nature of symbiosis.

Michael is Professor of Marine Microbiology at the University of Plymouth, and Senior Research Fellow at the Marine Biological Association. He examines the complex and under-explored roles played by fungi within the marine environment and how this impacts biodiversity and climate change.
His research has taken him from Plymouth Sound to the Arctic Ocean.
Find out more about Professor Michael Cunliffe’s research: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/mich...

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