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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

A highlight of the September issue of Field Mycology is a fungal species new to science: Parasola microspora, an inkcap fungus. Not to be missed are some fantastic photos of this new species taken by article author, Alfred Drummond Herdman. Read online, open access: doi.org/10.63482/gbx...

A tiny beige-white Parasola mushroom with a closed cap growing on deer dung. Credit: Alfred Drummond Herdman

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 29/09/2026

See fungi differently: enter the #ukfungusday Photography Competition! Free to enter & open to all, whether you're taking snaps of fungi for the first time or you're a professional photographer. Enter by 20 October 2026 www.ukfungusday.co.uk/photography2... #fungi #mycology #photography

a Poster advertising the UK Fungus Day Photography Competition, with a photo of grey-purple coloured mushroom in soil.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 24/09/2026

Where do forest #fungi prefer to grow? A study published in #FungalEcology explored fungal communities across 11 different #forest substrates and showed that different substrates potentially act as important sources and reservoirs of fungal diversity. Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

White mushroom growing alone on a mossy tree branch. Credit: Luke Williams.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 21/09/2026

🍄 Looking for a way to explore #fungi with groups of young people? Fungi Connect offers a creative way to discover the fascinating world of fungi. 👉 Find out more & sign up: ukfungusday.co.uk/fungiconnect Supported by @SummerfieldBooks.com #mycology #education

A poster advertising Fungi Connect, with photos of fungal artwork and young people at a table.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 18/09/2026

Opportunity: seeking Senior Editors (Editors-in-Chief) for our international journal, Fungal Biology, taking responsibility for the overall scientific direction, quality and future development. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/vacancies.html #FungalBiology #Mycology @elsevierlsj.bsky.social

Cover of Fungal Biology journal with images of fungi on a black background

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 17/09/2026

This #InternationalMicroorganismDay, we’re celebrating the remarkable microscopic fungi that shape our world.🔬 From yeasts & moulds to tiny spores & intricate hyphal networks, fungi offer exciting possibilities for a more sustainable future. 🌏 #Mycology #Fungi #Microbiology www.britmycolsoc.org.uk

Five photos of microscopic fungi on a blue background, with the words 'Don't forget about the fungi! International Microorganism Day, 17 September 2026'

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 15/09/2026

On the cover of September's Field Mycology: a Violet Coral fungus growing in old pasture at Hardcastle Crags, West Yorkshire. Read online to find out how the #WaxcapWatch survey has expanded our knowledge of Violet Coral distribution. 👉 fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo... @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

Front cover of the September 2026 issue of 'Field Mycology' journal, with a photo of Violet Coral fungus growing in grass by Jennie Smith.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026

🍄 UK Fungus Day: one month to go! 🍄 An annual celebration of our fungal world, with something for everyone... Whether you’re a seasoned mycologist or just curious about #fungi, get involved and discover something new! #ukfungusday - find out what's on: www.ukfungusday.co.uk #mycology #mushrooms

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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Job alert: Post-doc position working with Filipa Cox and me working on mycorrhiza and plant traits. Contact us for more information! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Research Associate in Plant-Mycorrhizal Interactions:Oxford Road

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 01/09/2026

In #FieldMycology: Puccinia convolvuli, a much under-recorded rust that's easy to recognise once you know its host. It's the only rust fungus recorded on Bindweed in Britain and neighbouring Europe. Find out what to look for: www.fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo... (Photo: Chris Preston)

Teliospores of Bindweed Rust fungus. Photo by Chris Preston.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 20/08/2026

In the July issue of #FieldMycology, Harry C. Evans looks back at more than two centuries of records of entomopathogenic fungi in the British Isles and asks what we might be missing. Read the article, online and open access: fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo... #Mycology #Fungi #Insects #Biodiversity

Photo of a silver-grey moth with yellow-cream coloured fungal fruitbodies protruding vertically from its surface. Akanthomyces sp. indet. on the Antler moth (Cerapteryx graminis). Credit: Harry C. Evans.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 17/08/2026

To be able to protect endangered fungi, we first need to know where they are. A new study in #FungalEcology clarifies the current and future distribution of the critically endangered polypore Wrightoporia araucariae in Brazil. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Fungi #Conservation

Photos showing macroscopic and microscopic features of Wrightoporia araucariae fungus. From a paper by Westphalen et al. in Fungal Ecology, August 2026.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 13/08/2026

Ash dieback could mean losing much more than Ash trees. A study published in #FungalEcology has identified a distinctive fungal community associated with native Ash. So what will happen to the fungi when Ash disappears...? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Mycology #Biodiversity #Trees

Photo of a bare-leaved Ash tree among mixed tree and hedgerow vegetation. By Patrick Roper via Wikimedia Commons

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 06/08/2026

Congratulations to early-career mycologists recognised by a British Mycological Society award for outstanding talks and posters at our Annual Scientific Meeting in July! ⭐ Helene Rittscher, Maria Serrano Hernandez, Jonathan Whiteley, Edoardo Tancredi, Beth Tindall-Jones and Ruairi Hafferty⭐

Group photo Prof Janet Quinn, BMS General Secretary, with awardees Helene, Maria, Jonathan, Edoardo, Beth and Ruairi.

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Louis Cohen @louiscohen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I recently attended the British Mycological Society annual student and scientific meeting. It was a wonderful week of science and meeting fellow mycologists - looking forward to next year! #BMS2026

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 16/07/2026

On the final day of the #BMS2026 Annual Scientific Meeting: 🏅 award lectures from Tariq Butt (Swansea University) and Olga Nev (University of Exeter) 📣 offered talks and a poster session ⭐ awards for best talks & posters by early career researchers www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photos of Tariq Butt and Olga Nev, BMS award-winners and speakers at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 15/07/2026

Coming up this afternoon at the #BMS2026 Annual Scientific Meeting: BMS award-winner Carol Munro (University for Aberdeen) will present a lecture on medical mycology and antifungal therapeutics. ➡️ Read about Carol's career and research on the conference website www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Carol Munro, BMS award-winner and speaker at the Annual Scientific Meeting

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 15/07/2026

Day 2 of #BMS2026 is packed with fungal science! We'll hear from Irene Teixido-Orries, in the BMS & ISM Naresh Magan Lecture Award. Plus talks on RNAi, fungal adaptation, ecology, genomics, pathogens, biotech, medical mycology & more. ➡️ Read about the research: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Irene Teixido-Orries standing in front of a large screen, showing the title slide for her award presentation.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 14/07/2026

Talks at the #BMS2026 Annual Scientific Meeting start today with a themed session on Fungi and Climate Change. Covering topics from emerging fungal diseases and food security, to forest resilience and antifungal resistance. #Mycology #Fungi #ClimateChange #Research

Photos of 4 invited speakers for the session on 'Fungi and Climate Change', at the Annual Scientific Meeting

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 13/07/2026

Does your #PhD research involve fungi? 🍄 🔬 🧬 🧫 Become a BMS Postgraduate Member to access the latest #fungal research in our journals; apply for #grants to support training & learning; take part in meetings; join a #community of early career researchers www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/membership-c...

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 13/07/2026

We're at Royal Holloway University of London for our Annual Scientific Meeting! Starting today with the Student Research Conference: invited speakers, short talks, posters & career discussions.👉 Find the speaker profiles & abstracts here: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html #BMS2026 #mycology #research

Photo of Royal Holloway University of London under blue sky

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Joshua Cole @joshcole2504.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Delighted to have been awarded a @britmycolsoc.org.uk grant to run a passion project on Mucoromycotina Fine Root Endophytes and their hosts here at @umr-ecosols.bsky.social 🍄🍀

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 10/07/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ BMS award winner Olga Nev, University of Exeter, will talk about combining technologies to develop the ideal growing conditions for studies of Pneumocystis - a life-threatening fungal pathogen. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Olga Nev, BMS award winner and speaker at the Annual Scientific Meeting

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 08/07/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Next week at our Annual Scientific Meeting, Lynne Boddy, Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University, will be talking about the effects of climate change on forest fungi. Want to know more? See: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Lynne Boddy, speaker at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 29/06/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Aaron Vogan, Uppsala University, Sweden. Aaron will discuss how combining insights from independent research has identified 'Starships' - large mobile DNA elements in fungal genomes that are actually part of the same group. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Aaaron Vogan, Associate Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden - a speaker at the BMS annual scientific meeting

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 23/06/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐Weather & climate change play a major role in how fungal plant diseases spread & develop. At the BMS meeting in July, Dan Bebber, University of Exeter, will review research into these plant health challenges. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html #fungi #climate #plants

Photo of Daniel Bebber, University of Exeter

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 11/06/2026

Congratulations to Irene Teixido-Orries, University of Lleida - winner of this year's BMS & ISM Naresh Magan Lecture Award! Irene’s presentation takes place on Wednesday 15 July at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/naresh-magan... #mycotoxins #mycology #fungi

Photo of Irene Teixido-Orries, winner of the 2026 Naresh Magan Lecture Award.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 09/06/2026

New fungus-focused display at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: find out about the lives & careers of pioneering women in #mycology. Open from 2 June to 26 August. @rbgkew.bsky.social

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Here are some books we came across during a project in the mycology library last week. Our Library and Archives collections do not only cover plants, but also fungi and lichens. Some have very beautiful illustrations. Others (like the cordyceps) are rather gruesome... 🍄🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫 #KewLA

Open book with a colour illustration of a bolete on the right-hand page. The description is in Polish.

Black and white illustration of various fungi

Detail of a colour illustration of various insects and cordyceps fungi growing out of them.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 03/06/2026

Booking deadline approaching! Registration for our Annual Scientific Meeting closes very soon. See the Programme and Invited Speaker abstracts on the website, and don't miss your chance to join us - register now: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html #BMS2026 #fungi #research #mycology

BMS Conference Dinner in the Picture Gallery, Royal Holloway University of London

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 01/06/2026

@britishecologicalsociety.org Soil Ecology in Practice Conference: 8-10 September 2026, University of Stirling, UK. Abstract submission deadline: June 30th, 2026. 👉 Find out more: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/soil... #fungi #mycology #microbiology #soil #research #ecology

Poster for the conference showing the title 'Soil Ecology in Practice' and 'Submit your abstract by 30 June' above a landscape photo of a river, trees and hillsides.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 29/05/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Margherita Bertuzzi, University of Manchester. Margherita's research has shown how Airway Epithelial Cells, which cover the surface of the lungs, can defend against disease by recognising & clearing inhaled fungal spores. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Margherita Bertuzzi, University of Manchester - speaker at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 28/05/2026

How do fungi colonise an artificial island? An article in #FungalEcology describes how metabarcoding was used to study the succession of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities on the Danish island of Peberholm.➡️Read the paper by López-García et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

Photo of the Danish artificial island of Peberholm from the air. Credit: Nick-D via Wikimedia Commons.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 28/05/2026

We’re excited to announce artist duo Baum & Leahy as recipient of the Massee Arts Grant 2026!⭐The project "Fluorescing in reciprocity" is a participatory light sculpture that invites audiences to encounter fungi through the living symbiosis of lichens. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee.html

Project title and summary alongside a photo of the artists and an image of lichen

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 28/05/2026

We’re excited to announce Paper Rhino as a recipient of the Massee Arts Grant 2026!⭐Their project "Fungi secrets" will be an animated poem explaining the wonder of fungi & enabling viewers to observe processes that are normally invisible or too slow to perceive... www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee.html

Poster showing the project title and summary alongside photos of the collaborating artists.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 26/05/2026

The Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation is open for public consultation. The strategy identifies the global biodiversity targets that will not be met unless fungal #biodiversity is protected and sustainably used. 👉 Give your feedback here bit.ly/4wCyVX2 by 22 June. #fungi #conservation

Screenshot of the feedback form, with a photo of pink fungi on a dark background

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 21/05/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Matthew Fisher, Imperial College London, UK Matt will draw on data from Aspergillus fumigatus studies to show how agricultural substrates contaminated with fungicides drive the emergence of antifungal resistance. ➡️ www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Matthew Fisher, Imperial College London - speaker at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 20/05/2026

📣 Final call for award nominations! Help us recognise & celebrate someone who is making an outstanding contribution to mycology ➡️ Submit a nomination for the #BMSawards2026. Deadline: 31 May. Details: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/awards.html

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 18/05/2026

Major shakeup in the systematics of powdery mildews that attack tomatoes and many other plants. Analysis of 8 different genetic regions from 163 fungal samples collected in more than 20 countries >> 600 DNA sequences added to GenBank. #FungalBiology doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2026.101717

Photo of white, powdery mildew on leaf of Ranunculus species (Buttercup). Credit: Bjorn S. via Wikimedia Commons

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 15/05/2026

FunDive is a pan-European project that aims to raise awareness of fungi as crucial components of ecosystems, and encourage the generation of data to promote fungal conservation.➡️ Read more about @fundive-fungi.bsky.social in the BMS's #FieldMycology journal: doi.org/10.63482/php...

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 14/05/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Alessia Buscaino, Quadram Institute, UK Candida albicans is a leading cause of infections in humans. Alessia will talk about characterisation of C. albicans RNAi - a conserved pathway in gene regulation & genome defence. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Alessia Buscaino, Quadram Institute - speaker at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 12/05/2026

BMS field meetings enable mycologists to find and record the fungi in different geographic areas and habitats, and contribute to our knowledge of fungal distribution and ecology in the UK. Read about the BMS 2026 Spring Field Meeting: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/field-events...

A photo of a group of people carrying rucksacs, walking down a grassy pathway between vegetation at Hawkcombe Woods. Credit: Linda Seward

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 11/05/2026

Taking place on May 26th: Fungi Forum - an experimental cross-disciplinary discussion, with and about fungi. Invited speakers include architects, researchers, foragers, artists and more. Organised by Emily Ford, fine art student at Newcastle University. 👉 See more on Instagram emilyford_art

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 08/05/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Michael Bottery, University of Manchester, will talk about "Tracking the spatial and temporal dynamics of antifungal resistance evolution in Aspergillus fumigatus" at our Annual Scientific Meeting, 14-16 July. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Michael Bottery, speaker at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 07/05/2026

Our BMS Massee Arts Grant supports novel artistic projects that raise awareness of fungi & celebrate the breadth of mycological science.This year's awards will be announced soon... Thank you to our panel members, who assessed over 250 applications! ⭐ 🍄 www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee.html

Photos of the six panel members who assessed applications for the BMS Massee Arts Grant 2026.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 05/05/2026

A fascinating study of the stress responses of cultivated truffles by Ranocchi and colleagues in #FungalBiology. Their paper describes studies of the structure & function of a key transcription factor in the Black Truffle, Tuber melanosporum. Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

Photo of a pile of unevenly shaped Black Truffle fungi (Tuber melanosporum). Credit Patrick Gaudin via Wikimedia Commons.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 30/04/2026

Research has identified an epiphytic orchid with a preference for tree species. Studies of fungal communities in tree bark & orchid roots suggested differences in mycorrhizal fungi on the bark may influence which trees orchids grow on. #FungalEcology doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

Figure 1, part C, from Petrolli et al. 2026. Diagram of a tree trunk with coloured dots indicating bark sampling sites.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 29/04/2026

FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS to give a talk or poster at the #BMS2026 Annual Scientific Meeting & Student Research Conference, 13-16 July, Royal Holloway University of London. DEADLINE: Friday 1st May👉 www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Annual Scientific Meeting abstract deadline extended to Friday 1st May 2026. Photo of two people in front of poster boards.

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British Mycological Society @handle.invalid · 27/04/2026

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Asiya Gusa, Assistant Professor, Duke University, NC USA - discussing fungal adaptations to heat stress: genetic basis and impact on disease in a themed session on Fungi and Climate Change at our Annual Scientific Meeting www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Photo of Asiya Gusa, speaker at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting, July 2026.

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