Ascomycetes. – Sac Fungi
1904
Ernst Haeckel’s stunning 1904 plate from his famous book *Kunstformen der Natur* turns microscopic fungi into alien masterpieces. These intricate, symmetrical drawings of Ascomycetes—specifically the genus *Erysiphe*—look more like delicate silver jewelry or deep-sea creatures than actual biology, floating eerily against a dark background. Though Haeckel was a biologist, his obsession with finding perfect symmetry in nature heavily influenced the Art Nouveau movement, proving that science and art can be beautifully tangled together.
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