Once upon a time, the oceans were believed to be devoid of fungi. Only a handful of people, such as the Kohlmeyers in the US and a few researchers at what was then probably still called Portsmouth Polytechnic in England, new better.
“That just breaks your heart” wrote one of the latter, emailing with me, about this persistent myth.
In 1998, I organized a conference session on the topic. In Boston.
The times, they are a-changing.
