Scott Ostuni

CA FUNDIS Sequence Validator
Deland, FL

Scott Ostuni is an autodidact, amateur mycologist, and mushroom photographer who focuses on fungal taxonomy specifically in the southeast United States. He specializes in fungal identification based on DNA sequence data as well as more traditional methods of identification. Some of his accolades include discovering a new species of psilocybin containing mushroom ""Psilocybe niveo-tropicalis"" as well as increasing our understanding of the distribution of various species of fungi in the state of Florida. Scott is extremely passionate about recruiting aspiring mycologists to help outline the biodiversity of fungi in the state of Florida.

Affiliations:
Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS)
NAMA DNA Sequencing Committee
Entheome (Entheogen Genome Project)
Ohio Mushroom DNA Lab"