Collection Manager (Fungi, Lichens, Bryophytes)
About
Research
The vast majority of fungal biodiversity is undescribed and largely unknown. My overarching research aim is to speed the characterization of this cryptic fungal biodiversity such that it can be integrated into broader ecological and evolutionary frameworks. To this end, I use a diverse suite of bioinformatic tools and data derived from molecular ecology and phylogenetics, in conjunction with biodiversity repositories and collections, to synthesize molecular, morphological, and ecological information about poorly known fungal lineages. My graduate work focused on plant-associated lineages in Sordariomycetes and Dothideomycetes (Ascomycota), and I have a particular interest in fungi traditionally referred to as hyphomycetes.
Publications
A.H. Harrington, C. Sarmiento, P-C Zalamea, J.W. Dalling, A.S. Davis, A.E. Arnold. (2022). Acrogenospora terricola sp. nov., a fungal species associated with seeds of pioneer trees in the soil seed bank of a lowland forest in Panama. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 72(10).
A. Harrington, M. Del Olmo-Ruiz, J. U’Ren, K. Garcia, D. Sandberg, Y.-L. Huang, M. Hoffman, A.E. Arnold. (2019) Coniochaeta endophytica sp. nov., a foliar endophyte associated with healthy photosynthetic tissue of Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae).
Plant & Fungal Systematics 64(1): 65-79.
R. Linnakoski, S. Mahilainen, A. Harrington, H. Vanhanen, M. Eriksson, L. Mehtätalo, A. Pappinen, M. Wingfield. (2016) Seasonal succession of fungi associated with Ips typographus beetles and their phoretic mites in an outbreak region of Finland. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0155622. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155622
