A new study looked at Fusarium fungi living inside the galleries carved by Semanotus bifasciatus, a quarantine-level wood-boring pest, and found six species capable of causing dieback in cypress trees - including two never described before - F. semanoti and F. taxodii: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
Researchers in Thailand examined diseased leaves of Nypa fruticans, a true mangrove palm, and found four fungal species - including two previously unknown to science: Brunswickiella nypae and Pestalotiopsis nypae. Read more about them: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social
Or check out the full #study published in our #open-access #journal ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/myco...
#coffee #plant #fungi
☕️🍄 Grab a cup of #coffee and check out one of our latest articles covered in The Microbiologist (@amiposts.bsky.social). Linda Stewart dives into the discovery of two new #fungi found on the dead #branches of coffee #plants ⤵️
www.the-microbiologist.com/news/microsc...
Two new #fungal species - 𝘋𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴 and 𝘋. 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘦 - have been identified in Yunnan, China, expanding our understanding of Botryosphaeriaceae diversity and their #ecological roles in plant-associated #environments: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
#newspecies #fungi #morphology #taxonomy
Or check out @pensoft.net latest blog to find out more: blog.pensoft.net/2026/04/02/m...
#coffee #plant #fungi #newspecies
☕🪴 #Coffee #plants are highly susceptible to colonisation by diverse #fungi.
Two new #fungal species have been discovered in Yunnan, China, flourishing on the dead branches of coffee plants: 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘦 and 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴. ⤵️
doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.127.173937
A new genus of #wood-inhabiting #fungi, #Cystidichaete, has been discovered in southwest China.
The new genus has been identified through both #morphological and #molecular evidence:
doi.org/10.3897/myco...
🍄 MycoRise Up! Youth in Mycology - 7th edition is here.
📍 Chęciny, Poland
📅 5-7 June 2026
⌛Abstract deadline: 7 April 2026
Open to bachelor's, master's & PhD students working on #fungi & fungi-like #organisms.
➡️Full details here: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1156
3 new species of webcap #fungi #Cortinarius have been described from specimens collected from the Yunnan Province, China.
Read all about 𝘊. 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘴, 𝘊. 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴, and 𝘊. 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 and their distinctive characteristics here ⤵️
doi.org/10.3897/myco...
#newspecies #morphology #biodiversity
New field surveys in China's Guizhou and Hainan provinces uncovered two #newspecies of basidiomycetous #yeasts (genus) Sugitazyma on plant leaves: 𝘚. 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘦 and 𝘚. 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴.
Prior to this study, there was only one known species in the entire genus: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
Multi-gene #phylogenetic analysis reveals two #newspecies of #freshwater #fungi - 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘦 and 𝘈. 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢.
See the study for more details on their morphological descriptions and phylogenetic placement 👇
doi.org/10.3897/myco...
🍄Three new wood inhabiting #fungi of the genus Picipes have recently been proposed from China, based on their #morphological features and molecular evidence.
These findings contribute to knowledge of the #diversity of Chinese #macrofungi: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.183848
During a comprehensive survey of #macrofungi in southwestern China, researchers identified three #newspecies within the genus Cortinarius.
You can find out more about these findings by accessing the original study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.183563
Two new mushroom species have recently been introduced and illustrated from West Bengal, India: Volvariella areolavolvata and Volvopluteus fibrillobrunneus. 🍄
See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.183859
#newspecies #mycology
Four new species of leaf-dwelling yeasts are described from China, including an entirely new genus named Lumyongozyma.
These findings reveal that this group of colorful fungi is far more diverse and geographically widespread than previously known: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.183686
Two new types of wood-decaying fungi have been identified in China, including a unique genus called Bambusiporia that grows specifically on dead bamboo. 🪵🍄🟫
Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.183355
#fungi #mycology
During an investigation into the diversity of woody litter fungi in Yunna Province, researchers identified three new species and seven collections as new records within the Sordariomycetes fungi class.
Check out the full study to see these new finds: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.181430
Two new species of the genus Entomola have recently been described from the mixed forests of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan.
Both species are associated with high-altitude mixed forests, and are provided with illustrated descriptions in the following paper: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.130.182629
A new study based in Thailand has identified unique microfungi living on common wetland plants like sedges and cattails.
See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.163092
#fungi #mycology
@helmholtzhzi.bsky.social
Two new mushroom species have been identified and described, L. danxiashanensis and L. haizhuensis, discovered in southern China.
This study uses both physical characteristics and DNA sequencing to confirm these as distinct species within the Leucoinocybe genus: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.174720
Two new species of "zombie" fungi identified in Yunnan Province: Ophiocordyceps simaoensis and O. guishanensis.
The research team proved that these are unique relatives of the Cordyceps family, distinguished by their smaller reproductive structures.
Read more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.177387
🍄🟫 Researchers in Yunnan, China, have discovered three new species of endophytic fungi living inside the roots of the iconic baobab tree.
🕵️♂️ This discovery marks the first time the genus Polyschema has been recorded in mainland China.
➡️ Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.182259
A deep dive into the roots and leaves of Sri Lankan seagrasses has revealed 10 unique fungal strains, including two new species: Neodevriesia zeylanica and Neooccultibambusa zeylanica.
Read the study to find out more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.184555
#mycology #newspecies
🎉 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Xing-Guo Tian as a new subject editor.
Learn more about his expertise here: mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1149
🍄🟫 Tropical rainforests in Sri Lanka have revealed two brand-new species of sequestrate mushrooms that grow their spores inside enclosed bodies: Russula botrytigustata and Russula ciceriformis.
📖 Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.177637
Abstract submissions are 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 for the British Mycological Society 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting!
• Submission Deadline: 19 April 2026
• Event Dates: 14 – 16 July 2026
• Location: Royal Holloway University of London
🔗 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html
@britmycolsoc.org.uk
Expansion of the genetic map of a family of sooty mould fungi (Metacapnodiaceae), with the identification of nine distinct species.
This study relocates Metacapnodiaceae within the class Eurotiomycetes, highlighting its evolution alongside other hardy fungi: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.178067
Two new species of fungi - Neohelicomyces saprobicus and N. uniramulosus - have been found on decaying wood in both water and land habitats in Guizhou Province.
This study provides a clear picture of how these coil-spored fungi live and reproduce in the wild: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.178173
Two new desert fungi, Comoclathris desertica and C. xiangshawanensis, have been discovered among decaying plants in the semi-arid grasslands of Inner Mongolia.
Find out more about them: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.179192