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Novel Species of Fungi Discovered on Bat Carcasses in Limestone Caves

A subterranean expedition led by Prof. XU Jianchu from the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences highlights the importance of understanding the ways in which the relationships between cave organisms and fungi species may have serious ecological and economic implications. The discovery of four novel fungal species growing on bat carcasses ...

Troy Oakes

A flying fox.