🌿 That’s a wrap on the 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes in Cagliari! 🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr. Alberto Aleffi for winning Pensoft Publishers' Best Oral Presentation competition at the event.

🕸️ A variety of fungi was discovered living on spider webs in Thai rice fields, demonstrating that these silk structures can be used as natural collectors of environmental data. ➡️ Our blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/27/f... ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🍄 Fungi are vital for Earth but rarely recognised in conservation. 🌍 A new Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation aims to fix this. 📝 Review the draft and share your feedback by 22 June! Check out our latest news announcement for more information: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1245

🌿 The 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes is scheduled to be held at the Botanical Garden of Cagliari, Sardinia, from May 19 to 22, 2026. ➡️ Our latest announcement: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1196 ➡️ Conference website: www.eccbmeeting.cagliari.it

🦠 As the World Health Organisation prepares the 2026 update of the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, antifungal resistance must be fully integrated into its approach. ➡️ Check out our latest news article to find out more: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1190

🕷️ In the forests of Brazil and Southeast Asia, scientists have uncovered a macabre world of zombie fungi that hijack, mummify, and consume spiders from the inside out. 🔗 Learn more about these discoveries by checking out our latest blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/04/23/i... #zombiefungi

🍄 MycoRise Up! Youth in #Mycology is back for its 7th edition! Bachelor's, master's & PhD students working on #fungi are welcome to register and submit an abstract 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟕 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 🇵🇱 The conference will take place 5-7 June in Chęciny, Poland. Find out more ➡️ imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1156

😲 Nature really is fascinating! We are excited to see 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮, the "zombie #fungus" from Brazil's Atlantic Forest that parasitizes trapdoor #spiders, capturing the world's curiosity. 🍄‍🟫🕷️ Recently covered by BBC World Service 👇 #fungi #biodiversity #science #nature (🧵1/4)

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

📢 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐌𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔) 🍄 Save the date: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏-𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, in Edirne, Türkiye! Hosted by Trakya University, exploring everything from medical mycology to AI. 📅 Submissions open: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📅 Deadline: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1142 #Mycology #Fungi

Join us in the Netherlands on April 13-14 for the Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026! 🍄 This year’s theme, “One Health Mycology”, will explore the interconnectedness of fungal life across human, animal and environmental domains. Further information here: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1141

Keynote talk at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026: Alexandre Antonelli of @rbgkew.bsky.social on “Illuminating Biodiversity Darkspots". @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

📢 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍: Call for Abstracts for FUN-EX 2026! The Second International Conference on Extremophilic Fungi invites the global scientific community to explore the fascinating world of fungi that defy life's boundaries. ⏳ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: April 30, 2026 Find out more here: www.webcongreso.com/funex

#NewSpecies A newly discovered fungus from #korea for #FungiFriday: Sebacina crystallina Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B003EF38-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/imaf... #IMAFungus #SebacinaCrystallina #FAIRdata #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1774... Today, Paper no 100 that resulted from our #Mycobiomics EU project has been published on a new genus of Sordariales and its secondary metabolites. Congrats to all authors, especially to Manuela & Yasmina. Thanks also to #AvHStiftung & #DAAD for funding.

🎉 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. 🔬 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1076 @ima-mycology.org #mycology #fungi

🍄➡️🕷️ The #predator becomes the #prey: New #parasite #fungus 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮 feasts on trapdoor spiders in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Described as #newspecies in our open-access journal (Dec 2025). 📰Story on @theguardian.com by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

✉️ 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. Full ✉️here: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1071 @ima-mycology.org

🔬You are cordially invited to the XII Latin American Mycology Congress, which will take place from September 1 to 4, 2026, in Quito, Ecuador! 🖊️Registration and abstract submission are now open! 🔗 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1068

🍄Support fungal #scientists. Support global science. The @ima-mycology.org fundraiser helps mycologists from low-income countries attend IMC 2027 in South Korea through travel awards. 💛 Donate: gofund.me/01a7a63c6 📢 Spread the word – repost and reshare! 🔗https://imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1067

This fundraiser, led by the International Mycological Association, supports travel awards for mycologists to attend the International Mycological Congress (IMC) in South Korea in 2027. By supporting this campaign, you help make global science more inclusive. To donate, go to gofund.me/b685b6dd8.

🤝 Early December saw the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Association of #Fungal #Biologists taking place in Maharashtra, India. 👇 Find highlights from the event that brought over 200 international participants representing #academia, #research institutions & industry. imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1064

Whole-genome sequencing of 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯 strains shows they're built for freezing environments, with freeze-tolerance proteins. These #moss- and #lichen- dwelling #fungi have now been shown to be a distinct lineage within 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴. See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨

Discoveries of Dothideomycetes (Fungi) associated with pteridophytes in China #Ascomycota #13newtaxa #fivenewcombinations #southwesternChina #taxonomy imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1677...

Our new IMA Fungus paper is out. We have studied the metabolites of some TCM fungi during Infection of the insect hosts and found that certain compounds accumulated in the insect carcass that traditionally forms part of TCM drugs. Thanks to @MSCActions for funding

This pilot study explores differential secondary metabolite production during the life cycle of 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎 and 𝐶. 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑒. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf... @echarria21.bsky.social

Using a “taxogenomic” approach, researchers reveal a new species of 𝑃𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 fungus parasitising trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Looking back on the Asian Mycological Congress 2025 in Guangzhou, China. 🔗 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1048

The International Mycological Association invites all collective members to submit pre-proposals to host the 14th International Mycological Congress (IMC14). imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1044

Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic ‘fairy lantern’ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild. 🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...

Revisiting seven ‘𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑚𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚’ strains shows they span four fungal lineages and reveal multiple new taxa, highlighting the importance of verifying public culture collection identifications. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf... @westerdijkinst.bsky.social

A new species is described as researchers explore the diversity of 𝑃𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 and 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑠 species isolated from the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis patients. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/myco... @westerdijkinst.bsky.social @fhagen.bsky.social

Our Editor-in-Chief, Marc Stadler, will be at the Asian Mycology Congress '25 in Guangzhou, China (Nov 23-26). At the event, @pensoft.net will sponsor the Young Asian Mycologist Prize, awarding the winner a free publication in @mycokeys.pensoft.net or IMA Fungus. imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1029

Researchers have revealed the characteristics of mRNAs, lncRNAs, and miRNAs in 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑡𝑒𝑠 using transcriptomic methods, setting the stage for future pathogenicity studies and antifungal drug development for the species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers reveal how mitonuclear interactions can either enhance or impair key qualitative and quantitative traits—contributing to improved fruiting body yield or, conversely, triggering oxidative stress and hybrid breakdown in the model system 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

The 𝑇𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 mushroom complex actually includes eight distinct species from five genera, with a new genus and several new species and combinations identified through integrative phylogenomics and taxonomy. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

A previously undocumented symbiosis is described: a haploid 𝐸𝑝𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑙𝑜ë 𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑒 strain consistently colonising the Iberian endemic 𝐹𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑎 𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑖 across its three polyploidy cytotypes. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Advancing the taxonomy of Sclerotinia (Helotiales, Sclerotiniaceae): a review and recommendations for an important plant-pathogenic genus. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/arph... @imafungus.pensoft.net

Meet the @pensoft.net team at #LivingData2025 if you'd like to find out more about publishing at IMA Fungus!

Using long-read sequences, DNA-based taxonomy, and phylogenetics, researchers described species higher taxa of the most common previously unrecognised fungal lineages. Read more on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/10/22/s...

Researchers describe four new 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎 species and reveal how genomic and metabolic adaptations drive their evolution and ecological diversity across host plants. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Scientists describe 10 new species of wood-decaying fungi and reveal that 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎 and 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 lineages emerged during the late Cretaceous period ~80-83 million years ago. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers revise the genus 𝑆𝑐𝑦𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚, expanding its species diversity and geographical distribution, and laying the foundation for future taxonomic research. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Citizen science shows that the American fungus 𝐴𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 has rapidly spread inland across Poland, becoming a popular and locally adopted edible mushroom with many new records and vernacular names. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Canadian mycologist and IMA Fungus author @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social stopped by the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi! If you're at the event, today is your last chance to head to booth 229 to learn more about our journal!

Seven entomopathogenic fungi species, including six new to science and one new record, are described and illustrated from China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Detailed annotation of 46 RNA helicases in 𝑈𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑑𝑖𝑠 uncovers their potential roles in fungal growth, stress response, and plant pathogenesis, informing strategies to curb crop diseases. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

New molecular analysis excludes 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 from the order Cribrariales, revealing three distinct subgenera and clarifying evolutionary relationships in bright-spored Myxomycetes. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Registration is now open for the 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology, which will be held in Trieste, Italy, from July 26 to 31, 2026. 🔗 mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/996