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

The Zn(II)2-Cys6-type zinc finger protein AoKap7 is involved in the growth, oxidative stress and kojic acid synthesis in 𝐴𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑧𝑎𝑒. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Whole-genome and transcriptome analyses of two drought-resistant macrofungi from arid 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑢𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎 forests show distinct genetic mechanisms for surviving extreme water scarcity. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Studying the decomposition of pine and spruce wood, researchers found that 𝐼𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑚 can function either as a strong competitor or as a co-coloniser with 𝐻𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑚, with interaction outcomes determined by isolate origin and host tree species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers unveil six novel onygenalean fungi from Mediterranean marine sediments, highlighting their global diversity, salty adaptability, and potential roles in ocean nutrient cycles. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers in China provide the T2T, chromosome-level nuclear genomes of two sexually compatible monokaryons of 𝑃ℎ𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑠, offering critical insights into its genome evolution and facultative ectomycorrhizal lifestyle. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers reveal gene rearrangements, phylogenetic relationships, and conserved gene clusters in Boletaceae using mitogenomes. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers discovered 14 new secondary metabolites from 𝑋𝑦𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑝𝑒𝑠 under different fermentations, with several showing promising anti-psoriatic and immunosuppressive activity in vitro. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

#NewSpecies! A newly discovered morel from #china for #FungiFriday: Morchella diversa Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ADF10226-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/imaf... #IMAFungus #MorchellaDiversa #FAIRdata #OA #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology #morels

This study on true morel diversity in Chongqing, identifies a total of 16 species, including six new to science and one new record from China. Such diversity was unexpected due to the high temperatures of the region. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Combining culture-based approaches with molecular phylogenetics and eDNA metabarcoding, researchers uncovered two new fungal genera within the Lulworthiales, expanding the known ecological range of this order from marine to terrestrial saline habitats. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers face growing psychological strain, driven by pressure to obtain statistically significant results in academic publishing, reveals Michal Ordak. 🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/07/31/t...

Researchers clarify the delineation of clades and species boundaries within 𝑃𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑢𝑠 sect. 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎 and integrate morphology, phylogeny, substrate, and distribution data to identify 18 species, including nine new to science and one new record for China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Characterisation of the mitochondrial genomes for 𝑂𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑎 𝑖𝑝𝑠 and related taxa from various geographic origins and related species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers assembled and annotated 30 new mitogenomes representing 18 Onygenales species across five families, obtaining phylogenetic and evolutionary insights and expanding the available resources for this order. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

New species are revealed in a subgeneric revision of the genus Suillus and novel taxa from Eastern Asia based on morphology and multigene phylogenies. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers studying the phylogeny and morphology of the genus Dermoloma in Europe and North America highlight the inefficiency of opportunistic species descriptions. doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Four new species are described in this study of yeast diversity in traditional fermented foods of ethnic minorities in China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers reveal four new Ophiocordyceps species with defined dipteran host associations Thailand, and present the first record of O. philippinensis in the country. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/myco...

Researchers describe Ganoderma mexicurtisii, a cryptic species from Mexico’s pine-oak forests, and reveal the G. curtisii lineage is more diverse than previously thought. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers describe several new fungi species from serpentine soils in Taiwan. doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

Researchers have prepared a large, curated phylogenomic dataset in order to investigate high level phylogenetic relationships within Pezizomycotina. doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

IMA Fungus has received an improved Journal Impact Factor, 6.2, and remains in Q1 for Mycology. imafungus.pensoft.net/news/910