So often, I find fungi to write about that have a large ecological impact. Organisms that interact with ecosystems in stunningly detrimental ways or overwhelmingly positive ways entice readers to visit this website, and are generally easy to write about. However, it would be a disservice to you if I didn’t mention the commensals; the species that skate by without having truly negative or positive impacts. I just recently learned of a group of Ascomycete fungi called the laboulbeniomycetes that do just that.