Since I began studying fungi in 2019 I have been drawn towards the Ascomycetes. The spores packaged neatly in its asci and the paraphyses nesting around providing color and protection, just makes sense in my brain. I like looking at those small microscopic worlds fanning out in squash mounted slides so I can take spore measurements. I also have a real knack for finding the little black cups or micro colonies of tiny Ascomycetes fruiting on rotting logs.