Danny Haelewaters
PhD | mycologist | writer
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    • Taxonomy and conservation
    • Evolutionary biology
    • Community ecology of trophic interactions
    • Student research
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    • Peer-reviewed papers
    • Book chapters
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    • A healthy research lab
    • A motivated research group
    • Avoiding helicopter research
    • Data organization in spreadsheets
    • Molecular phylogenetic methods
    • Infographic—effect of fungal infections on ladybird survival
    • Ant–Laboulbeniales literature
    • Bat fly–Laboulbeniales literature
  • Popsci
    • Populair wetenschappelijk (nl)
  • Blog
    • Danny’s blog
    • Sarah & Danny’s blog
  • About me
    • CV
  • #TeamLaboul
  • Research
    • Taxonomy and conservation
    • Evolutionary biology
    • Community ecology of trophic interactions
    • Student research
  • Pubs & talks
    • Publications by subject
    • Peer-reviewed papers
    • Book chapters
    • Conference presentations
    • Invited presentations
  • Funding
  • Teaching
    • Writing Academic Papers
  • Resources
    • A healthy research lab
    • A motivated research group
    • Avoiding helicopter research
    • Data organization in spreadsheets
    • Molecular phylogenetic methods
    • Infographic—effect of fungal infections on ladybird survival
    • Ant–Laboulbeniales literature
    • Bat fly–Laboulbeniales literature
  • Popsci
    • Populair wetenschappelijk (nl)
  • Blog
    • Danny’s blog
    • Sarah & Danny’s blog
"Bamboo brain", Mycocitrus sp. nov. (HONDURAS19-F055)

Long-term fungal inventory in Cusuco National Park, Honduras

The Kingdom Fungi includes a highly diverse group of organisms, in terms of both species richness as well as the ecological roles they...

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3-10-2021 |

New species named after COVID-19

What do three species of fungi, a weevil, a katydid, a shrimp, and a wasp have in common? Nothing, except for their names. All of them...

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2-02-2021 | 1

A new species of Laboulbeniales finally discovered after millions of years in the waiting

When collaborator Menno Schilthuizen, with whom I published a paper introducing a new species of Diphymyces from Borneo, mentioned...

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1-29-2021 |

The art of taxonomy: how is a new species described?

Taxonomy (the science of naming of species) is of fundamental importance to both biologists and conservationists. Without taxonomy, we...

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1-26-2021 |

Pizza paper making the rounds

Our predatory paper about the Fishiness of Piscine Birds Linked to Absence of Poisonous Fungi but not Pizza seems to have touched a...

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1-15-2021 |

Fishy birds, birdy fish, poisonous fungi, and pizza: Our “scientific breakthroughs” published in predatory journal

Did you see Dan Baldassarre’s wonderful paper entitled “What’s the Deal with Birds?” published on April 1 (!) last year? If...

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1-12-2021 |

2020 in numbers

2020 top 10 posts by view: Genetische modificaties: voor of tegen? Forensic Mycology: Taking Hebeloma to Court Parasites of parasites:...

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1-03-2021 |

Twee nieuwe insect-geassocieerde schimmels voor de wetenschap uit natuurgebied De Kaaistoep bij Tilburg

De quarantainemaatregelen overal ter wereld hebben ons wakker geschud. Mij alvast. Hoe de wereld op minder dan een half jaar tijd...

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9-18-2020 |

[News] New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine

A major comprehensive study on Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales, two orders of unique ectoparasitic fungi associated with insects and...

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8-03-2020 |

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