**Volunteer Opportinity with Mycota Lab: Sequence Communicator**
The amount of DNA barcode data for macrofungi of North America is increasing at an exponential rate. The time has come to start systematically organizing and summarizing the data. Operationalizing the data means the broader research community can begin to make use of such a valuable resource in meaningful ways.
Questions this could help to answer include: How much more collecting do we need for this species/group? What geographic areas should we target? What type specimens should take priority? An example can be found in the post below about Neofavolus/Favolus of the USA and Canada.
Mycota Lab is seeking several applicants who will undergo detailed training for this role. This is an entirely new role in the field, which may best be thought of as a Sequence Validator + Science Communicator = Sequence Communicator position. Though the role is not limited to sequence data, it will also require knowledge of related subjects like morphology, ecology, phenology, and geography to establish the best summary of a species group based on currently available data.
If this sounds like something you are interested in helping us with, send an email to info@mycota.com with your background information. Together we can achieve an outline of North American macrofungi.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FungalSequencingResults/posts/2441091336279479