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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/mycoke…

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/mycoke… #fungi #mycology

Recent #taxonomic research has officially identified two new species of #entomopathogenic (insect-pathogenic) fungi: 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 and 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴: doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

A new study reveals two new wood-decaying #fungal species in China based on #morphological characteristics and multi-marker #phylogenetic analyses: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 and 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪. 🔎Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/mycoke… #fungi #newspecies

Celebrating excellence in #mycology! 🍄 MycoKeys is honoring the authors of our most impactful 2022 #research #articles and our top editors of 2025! A big thank you to our community of readers, #scientists and editors! 🔗mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1083

Two new species of #fungus belonging to the genus 𝘕𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘢 have been identified in China - 𝘕𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 and 𝘕𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴. Check them out: doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

A new study developed and tested mycobiont-specific primers for four #genetic markers in forage #lichens of the 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 genus, enabling robust #molecular identification and advancing #evolutionary #research. ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

The @IMA_Mycology is raising funds to support #fungal scientists from low-income countries to attend the quadrennial IMC 2027 in South Korea. 🥼Support the #scientists here: gofund.me/2a42629f1 📣Repost and reshare to spread the word! 📖mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1070

This study proposes a new #fungal #genus, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 and describes two new species of wood-inhabiting #fungi: 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 and 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 in southeast China. 👉 doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

🔬Registrations and abstract submissions for the XII Latin American Mycology Congress in Quito, Ecuador (2026) are now open! 👇 🔗mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1069

A heartfelt thank you to all our readers, authors, editors, and reviewers! 🍄2025 was a wonderful year for MycoKeys, and we’re excited to see what 2026 will bring. #Pensoft2025Review

Exciting news from MycoKeys! Our #OpenAccess journal is growing, welcoming 16 new subject editors in 2025. 🍄A heartfelt thank you to each of them - we’re grateful for your expertise and excited for the collaborations ahead! 🔗mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1063

New discovery in Thai #mangroves! Scientists isolated two new #𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 #species (𝘗. 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 and 𝘗. 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮) from sediments in Chanthaburi Province. ➡ doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

MycoKeys wishes you a fantastically fungal festive season!

New findings into the diversity of ascomycete #fungi (genus 𝘊𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢) linked with tree canker and dieback diseases, as well as their distribution among #plant species in China. New species of the same genus was identified - Cryptosora hebeiensis. doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

Two new #yeast species discovered in a high-altitude lake - 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘻𝘺𝘮𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 and 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 Check out the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/mycoke… #newspecies

Two new species of #epiphytic #yeasts associated with #plants of the genus 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢 have been described in China: 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘦 and 𝘗. 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘦. doi.org/10.3897/mycoke… #taxonomy #research

A new study using four genetic loci alongside morphological analyses has identified and described four previously unknown #fungal #species → doi.org/10.3897/mycoke… #newspecies #yeast

A new species is described and illustrated as researchers analyse the taxonomy and phylogeny of the 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑟 complex. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…

Researchers have compiled the first fungal checklist for Honduras, resulting in a dataset containing 1365 species across 4011 records. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/mycoke…