MycoKeys
@mycokeys
Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, evolution and ecology of the monophyletic kingdom Fungi (including lichens). Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by @arphahub.com. Website: mycokeys.pensoft.net
🪵 Three new fungal species in the genus Phaeoisaria have been discovered on decaying wood in Yunnan, China, alongside the confirmed presence of a related species previously known only from Germany: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.137.199957
🍄 Surveys of freshwater fungi in the Philippines have uncovered three new species of Distoseptispora, expanding the known diversity of this genus in tropical aquatic habitats. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.137.198252
🌳 A new fungal pathogen, Lasiodiplodia carlesii, has been identified as the cause of severe canker and dieback disease in Castanopsis plantations in China, an economically important genus of evergreen trees. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.137.184738
🍄 Two new fungal species - Parafenestella cupressicola and P. xizangensis - have been discovered inside Cypress and Rose trees in Xizang. 🌲 These findings have shown that the known range of Parafenestella fungi is wider than previously realised: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.137.197730
First taxonomic revision of the lichen genus Willeya in China yields two new species - W. bispora and W. guizhouensis, plus two new country records, W. japonica and W. protrudens. Based on morphology, multi-gene phylogenetics, and chemistry: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
Two new fungal species, Rhodophana pakistanica and R. bajaurica, have been described from a temperate forest in northern Pakistan, based on multigene phylogenetics and morphology. Full open access article: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
New puffball genus and species described from southern China: Longipediperdon spineum. See the full description in our #openaccess journal: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
🍄Two new Pleurotheciaceae species from decaying wood in southern China: Pleurotheciella guizhouensis and Pleurothecium guangxiense, both with macronematous conidiophores and hyaline conidia. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/myco... #fungi #newspecies
Two new freshwater fungi from decaying #wood in Guizhou/Hainan, China: Hyaloambispora aquatica sp. nov. and Paramirandina fusiseptata sp. nov., supported by multi-locus phylogenetics. First Hyaloambispora record for Guizhou. Full #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
Two new Clavicipitaceae species from Guizhou/Yunnan, China 🍄: Papiliomyces huangpingensis (sister to "P. sinensis"; shorter, stouter stromata) and Keithomyces ophiocordycipiticola (sister to K. echinosporus; found on Ophiocordyceps sclerotia). Read more: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
Three new Marasmius species described from SW China 🍄: M. flavosulcatus (yellow, plicated pileus), M. griseobrunneus (grayish-brown, faintly striate), M. variegatus (spotted, dimorphic cystidia). ITS/LSU phylogenetics included: doi.org/10.3897/myco... #newspecies #fungi
Five new Absidia species and one new Gongronella species (G. globospora) expand the family Cunninghamellaceae, identified via morphology & multi-gene phylogenetics. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/myco...
🌾 Fungi living on the giant reed Arundo donax were explored for the first time in wetland habitats in Jiangxi Province, China, during 2025. 🧬 Two new species, Lentimurispora arundinis and Stachylidium arundinis, were also identified in the following study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.194074
It was great to catch up with Vishwakalyan Bhoyroo at the Pensoft booth during #BEeS2026, the @lifewatcheric.bsky.social Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference in Plovdiv, Bulgaria!
🧫 A new species of dung-dwelling fungus from Kenya, Schizothecium keniense, has been studied for the first time, with seven natural compounds isolated and characterised, including a newly discovered alkaloid named pyrrospirone Z. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.191424
A new fungal genus, Dentisympodium, has been discovered on submerged decaying wood in Guizhou Province, China, with its sole species, D. fusiforme, found to represent a lineage within the family Pleurotheciaceae. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.195305
🍄 Soil samples from Guangdong and Yunnan Provinces in China have led to the discovery of three new fungal species: Absidia grisea, Absidia dendroidea and Cunninghamella dimorpha. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.198771
🍄 A new fungal genus, Hyalosympodium, has been proposed after being isolated from decaying wood in Guizhou Province, China, with its single species found to form an evolutionary lineage closely related to Tenebrosynnematica obclavata. 🔬 Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.195917
🔬 Two new species of the fungus genus Perennicordyceps discovered in southwestern China have been described using a combination of morphological features and multigene DNA analyses. 🧬 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.199287
🔮 Two new species of violet-colored, cup-like fungi discovered in the mixed forests of Mexico have been described by researchers. 🍄 Detailed insights into their unique microscopic features, DNA relationships, and chemical pigments are provided in this new study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.195741
🍄 Three new microscopic fungal species have been found growing on ferns in south-western China. 🌿 These discoveries have been shown to broaden the known diversity of the fungal family Bionectriaceae: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.185538
🔬 Did you know that the Lyophyllum genus is recognised for its economic and medicinal value? 🍄 Two new species of Lyophyllum fungi - L. hemigaleatum and L. pseudorrhizum - have been discovered during a survey of macrofungi in southwestern China: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.136.193238
🌊 The classification of Halosphaeriaceae, a family of marine fungi found worldwide, has been re-evaluated, with 77 genera and 202 species now recognised - including seven newly described genera and one new species. ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.135.187540
🏔️ The subalpine and alpine forests of northwestern Yunnan, China, have long been regarded as a cradle of fungal diversity - a reputation now further substantiated by the description of three new species of Cortinarius! ➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.134.197559
🌿 Soil and root samples collected from Tatra Mountains in southern Poland have yielded two new species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Durabilispora carpatica, placed within an entirely new genus, and Dominikia tatrensis. ➡️ Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.134.187344
🍄 Three new species of mushroom belonging to the genus Russula - named R. purpureogrisea, R. subpallescens, and R. wuyishanensis - have been described from subtropical China, characterised by cap colourations, gill arrangements, and spore ornamentation. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.134.195117