Florida Museum of Natural History: Scientists Identify New Species of Crystal-Encrusted Truffle, Thanks to Bonobos
September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sept. 23 (TNSJou) -- The Florida Museum of Natural History issued the following research news:
Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle.
Commonly used by Congolese communities to bait traps for small mammals, Hysterangium bonobo is also savored by bonobos, an endangered species of great ape. Scientists say the truffle hints at vast reserves of undescribed fungal diversi . . .
Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle.
Commonly used by Congolese communities to bait traps for small mammals, Hysterangium bonobo is also savored by bonobos, an endangered species of great ape. Scientists say the truffle hints at vast reserves of undescribed fungal diversi . . .