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Danny Haelewaters

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2012
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomyBat Biology and Ecology StudiesYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Publications

276

Citations

5,210

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Danny Haelewaters studies fungi, especially small parasitic and ectoparasitic fungi (such as Laboulbeniomycetes) that live on insects, spiders, bats, and other arthropods, as well as broader fungal biodiversity and taxonomy. His work combines species discovery and naming (describing new fungal species from places like Pakistan, Chile, Algeria, and Honduras) with ecological questions about how these fungi interact with and affect their animal hosts, including invasive ladybirds and bats.

Fungal-insect and fungal-bat parasite interactionsFungal taxonomy and new species descriptionLaboulbeniomycetes (ectoparasitic fungi) biologyBiodiversity checklists and citizen science in mycologyHost-parasite ecology and conservation

Publication output was higher and more variable in 2017-2019 (28-46 per year), then declined and has leveled off to a steadier, lower rate of roughly 11-17 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.0/year recently
2017: 28 publications172018: 45 publications182019: 46 publications46192020: 19 publications202021: 25 publications212022: 22 publications222023: 11 publications232024: 17 publications242025: 13 publications252026: 17 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×57
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×33
  • Mycologia×10
  • Fungal Diversity×7
  • The Catalogue of Life×7
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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