This week, Jonathan Cazabonne visited Ghent University and #TeamLaboul. Jonathan is a Master student at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada and is interested in integrative taxonomy, evolution, community ecology, and conservation. Danny and Jonathan have collaborated since 2020 and this collaboration has thus far resulted in a perspective on the importance of combining molecular-based studies with field surveys, a research paper on biological knowledge shortfalls, and an opinion piece about singleton-based species and fungal rarity.

Jonathan interacted with the students, helped out in the lab making microscope mounts, developed projects, discussed grants, and continued writing on a number of manuscripts with Danny. No less than ten manuscripts are in preparation—about a variety of topics including knowledge shortfalls (we are proposing a new shortfall named after Laboulbeniales godfather Roland Thaxter!), fungal checklists, and eponymy. Jonathan, it was great to have you here in person, come back again soon!

From left to right: Bachelor students Renārs Gūts, Alyssa Bergeman, and Pauline Vandemoortele, Master student Daphne Hessmann, PhD student Michiel de Groot, Jonathan Cazabonne, Danny, and Master student Libelje Mortier.

Sources

Cazabonne J, Bartrop L, Dierickx G, Gafforov Y, Hofmann TA, Martin TE, Piepenbring M, Rivas-Ferreira M, Haelewaters D. 2022. Molecular-based diversity studies and field surveys are not mutually exclusive: On the importance of integrated methodologies in mycological research. Frontiers in Fungal Biology 3: 860777. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffunb.2022.860777

Cazabonne J, Walker AK, Lesven J, Haelewaters D. 2024. Singleton-based species names and fungal rarity: does the number really matter? IMA Fungus 15: 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-023-00137-2

Haelewaters D, Matthews TJ, Wayman JP, Cazabonne J, Heyman F, Quandt CA, Martin TE. 2024. Laboulbeniomycetes as a case study for biodiversity shortfalls in poorly studied groups. Journal of Biogeography 51(1): 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14725

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