Prof. Nourou S. Yorou appointed General Director of the Benin Agency for Science and Innovation (ABRI) The International Mycological Association (IMA) is pleased to announce and warmly celebrate the appointment of Prof. Dr. Ir. Nourou S. Yorou as General Director of the Benin Agency for Science and Inn...

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Ir. Nourou S. Yorou, newly appointed General Director of Benin's Agency for Science and Innovation (ABRI)!

We look forward to his leadership and its impact on #mycological #science in Africa. 🔬

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Letter of Appreciation by the IMA President  Dear fellow mycologists,Herewith, I would like to summarize the events of the previous 2025 that concerned the developments within the international mycological community and the International Mycolog...

✉️ A heartfelt letter of appreciation from IMA President Marc Stadler: @ms-fungi.bsky.social to the #mycological community!

🌟🍄 Recapping 2025 triumphs, journal milestones, and a call to support the IMC13 GoFundMe.

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Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Ponde (postdoc) from the Gaffen Lab upon receipt of the LaJean Chaffin Postdoctoral Travel Award to attend the Keystone Meeting of the Medical #mycological Society of the Americas ( #MMSA) in January!!! 🥳

Chemical diversity of three lichens of genus Graphis (Graphidaceae) of the tropical dry forest from the northern region of Colombia - Mycological Progress Lichens are specialized complex ecosystems formed by algae/fungi living in interspecific symbiosis, which produce secondary metabolites that function as a defense against pathogens/competitors and/or external abiotic factors acting as antibiotics, antifeedants, UV protectants, etc., but also as a tool for taxonomy of lichen-forming fungi. However, the lichen substance content of crustose lichens of the genus Graphis from Colombian tropical dry forests has been poorly explored. In this work, the chemical composition of total extracts from three lichens belonging to the genus Graphis collected in the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia was determined by TLC/HPLC–DAD/MS (ESI); and from one of them, two depsidones were isolated/structurally characterized (LC-HRMS, 1H-13C (DEPT135, HSQC)-NMR). Consequently, the main findings were as follows: (i) stictic (1)/constictic (2), norstictic (5), and protocetraric (13) acids were the representative depsidones for G. dendrogramma (Tubará), G. dendrogramma (Piojó), and G. supracola, respectively; and (ii) the isolated depsidones from G. dendrogramma (Tubará) were stictic ( −)-(1) and constictic ( +)-(2) acids. These results provided key insights into the chemical diversity and taxonomic biomarkers of these species, and therefore, it could be concluded that (i) there was chemical variability between G. dendrogramma collected in different places, although all contained stictic acid–derived depsidones; (ii) for the first time, extrolites other than protocetraric acid (13) were identified for G. supracola, as well as norstictic acid (5) as major lichen substance for G. dendrogramma; (iii) the main chemical biomarker [stictic acid (1)] reported in the scientific literature for one of G. dendrogramma sample (Tubará) was confirmed (by LC–MS and NMR analysis); and (iv) for the first time, the specific optical rotation related to the chirality of the two isolated depsidones was determined [( −)-(1), ( +)-(2)].

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Our new paper in collaboration with Colombian lichenologists has jut been published by #Mycological Progress. Congrats to all co-authors and thanks for #DAAD for funding!

Large white fungi — 3-4” inches across, with light brown center and light, patterned ridges circling the center. On an NYC street.

These popped up on a nearby street today. Are they parasol mushrooms, false parasols (!), or something completely different. Have no #mycological knowledge.

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Pilz des Jahres 2025 Seit 1994 wählt die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mykologie alljährlich den „Pilz des Jahres“. Dieser soll stellvertretend für alle Fadenwesen die enorme Bedeutung der Pilze für unser Ökosystem in den Fok...

#mushroom of the year in #Germany 2025 voted by the #mycological society: the amethyst colored meadows coral #fungus Clavaria zollingeri Lév. (1846)

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Here are some shots from the #LosAngeles #Mycological Society’s Wild #Mushroom Fair! My self-foraged #lichen, #acorn, and #snail #hairclips sold out, so I guess it’s time to head up north to restock materials for more! #mushrooms #mycology #foraging #forager #artist #seashrooms #forestandseadreams

False turkey tail mushrooms, growing on a dead log

False turkey tail—maybe?

Stereum hirsutum ? 🍄‍🟫

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Saturday #mycological finds in #vancouver #pacificspiritpark: Exidiopsis effusa, a wood decay crust #fungus that grows ice wool and a bird’s nest fungus with its “eggs”, peridioles, visible inside the nest, where the spores are produced