Scientists name new fungus species after Twitter where it was discovered

While people find most bizarre thing on social media platforms, scientists have w discovered a new species of parasitic fungus on Twitter. According to a study published in journal MycoKeys, scientists reportedly spotted an im of a millipede while scrolling through site and ticed a few tiny dots near creature’s he. scientists reportedly said that it was something that y h never seen in American millipedes. 

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As per research, newly discovered parasitic fungus has w been given its official Latin name, ‘Troglomyces twitteri’. Ana Sofia Reboleira from University of Copenhn in Denmark reportedly said that she could see something looking like fungi on surface of millipede.

As y were something she h never seen ever before, she n went to one of her colleagues and showed him im. She ded that is when y both ran down to museum’s collections and began digging.  

team of researchers discovered several specimens of same fungus on a few of Americal millipedes in Natural History Museum’s ermous collection. y n confirmed existence of a previously unkwn species of Laboulbeniales, which is an order of tiny, bizarre and largely unkwn fungal parasites that attack insects and millipedes.

Furrmore, as per research, sciences n pointed out that discovery is an example of how sharing information on social media can result in completely unexpected results. 

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‘Discovery highlights importance of social media’

Reboleria reportedly said that as far as researchers kw, this is first time that a new species has been discovered on Twitter. She ded discovery highlights importance of social media platforms for sharing research and reby being able to achieve new result. Moreover, she also hopes that discovery will motivate professional and amateur researchers to share more data via social media. 

She said that discovery is something that has been increasingly obvious during coronavirus crisis, a time when so many are prevented from getting into field of laboratories. She also believes that social media is generally playing a larger role in research. Roboleria furr stressed that result was possible because of her access to one of world’s largest biological collections. 

(Im: @dhaelewa/Twitter) 

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