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Sten Svantesson

Sten Svantesson, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Organismal Biology and Museum Curator at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University.
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  • Researcher Sten Svantesson has identified five new species in the fungal genus Piloderma, including the "shy" old-growth forest species Piloderma fugax, shown here under the microscope. Photo: Kristina Stenmarck/Sten Svantesson.

    New ‘shy’ fungus found in old-growth forest

    Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in Northern Europe, while another is found only in old-growth forests. The discoveries show that diversity in this genus is much greater than previously thought.