Fungal Species: Deconica coprophila

Three New Fungi from China: A Potentially Psychoactive Psilocybe and Two Deconica Species

This research describes three new mushroom species from China: Psilocybe striata and two Deconica species. Psilocybe striata is notable for its blue bruising and potential psychoactive properties, expanding where we know psilocybin mushrooms grow. The study used both physical characteristics and genetic analysis to identify and classify these fungi, discovering that China has much greater fungal diversity than previously documented.

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A microcosmic experimental overview of durability and nutritional aspects of feces to dung-inhabiting fungi development

This research studied how quickly different types of animal dung break down and how fungi help this process. Scientists placed cattle and horse dung in bags for six months in Brazil, comparing untreated dung with sterilized dung that had no fungi. They found that fungi speed up decomposition and help release nutrients back into the soil, showing these microscopic organisms are essential for ecosystem health.

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