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😲 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

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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) to take place in Edirne, Türkiye The 5th International Eurasian Mycology Congress (EMC 2026) has been announced, with the event scheduled to take place from September 1 to 3, 2026. This prestigious gathering will be hosted by Trakya ...

📢 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

One Health Mycology: The Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026 The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute has announced the Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026, taking place April 13 to 14, 2026. This year’s event centres on the interdisciplinary theme ...

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".

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@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

Morphological characters of Sebacina crystallina, basidiomata.

#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

New sordarialean lineage Garciamycella chlamydospora (Sordariales, Schizotheciaceae) produces rare antifungal papulacandins The new genus Garciamycella is here erected to accommodate the soil-borne fungus G. chlamydospora, as well as G. cyclaminis and G. fici, based on a phylogenetic study using sequences of ITS, LSU, rpb2...

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.

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. 🔬

imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1076

@ima-mycology.org

#mycology #fungi

Fly-arousing orchid and zombie fungus among 2025 botanical and fungal finds Botanists also name an overlooked snowdrop growing in the UK and a fruit that tastes like banana and guava

🍄➡️🕷️ 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/...

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.

Full ✉️here: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1071

@ima-mycology.org

XII Latin American Mycology Congress 2026 The XII Latin American Mycology Congress will take place from September 1–4, 2026, in Quito, Ecuador. It will serve as a hub for researchers, academics, students, and professionals from Latin Am...

🔬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

@ms-fungi.bsky.social

🍄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.

Report on the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Fungal Biologists (India), December 2025 The Third Annual Meet of Association of Fungal Biologists (AFBCON-2025) took place in early December at the Department of Botany of Rajaram college in Maharashtra, India. The three-day event comm...

🤝 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

Genomics and ecology of Epibryaceae, a psychrophilic family in Chaetothyriales The family Epibryaceae is one of the early-diverging lineages within the order Chaetothyriales. Available molecular data show that most species are associated with mosses, liverworts, and lichens, typ...

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 Pteridophytes are iconic symbols of the Earth’s biodiversity and harbor diverse fungal communities. In this study, an investigation of saprobic fungi associated with pteridophytes in China identified ...

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

Chemical clues to infection: A pilot study on the differential secondary metabolite production during the life cycle of selected Cordyceps species Cordyceps species are widespread entomopathogens and promising biocontrol agents that produce diverse secondary metabolites, yet the roles of these molecules during the infection process remain unclea...

This pilot study explores differential secondary metabolite production during the life cycle of 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑦𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎 and 𝐶. 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑒.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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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...

Asian Mycological Congress 2025 in Guangzhou The Asian Mycological Congress 2025 (AMC 2025) has successfully concluded in Guangzhou, China, after four days of intensive scientific exchange and regional cooperation from 23–26 November 2025....

Looking back on the Asian Mycological Congress 2025 in Guangzhou, China.

🔗 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1048

Call for Pre-Proposals to Host IMC14 The International Mycological Association (IMA) invites all collective members to submit pre-proposals to host the 14th International Mycological Congress (IMC14). Hosting an IMC is a prestigious...

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

New critically endangered ‘fairy lantern’ discovered in Malaysia Just 20 individuals of the unusual species are known to exist in the wild.

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...

Pleurophragmium parvisporum (Ascomycota): One name, seven stories – a case highlighting the need for verification of strains from public culture collections Public repositories of living fungal strains provide essential reference points and support diverse scientific outcomes. Current best practices for preserving fungal strains emphasise the generation o...

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...

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Penicillium and Talaromyces diversity in cystic fibrosis patient sample and the description of a new species, Penicillium subluteum sp. nov. (Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae) Penicillium and Talaromyces species are frequently isolated from the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, yet their diversity, ecological roles, and clinical significance remain poorly...

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

Asian Mycology Congress 2025 to spotlight innovation in fungal science The Asian Mycology Congress 2025 (AMC 2025) will be held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, from November 23 to 26, bringing together experts in fungal biology under the theme “Innovative ...

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

Stage-specific RNA regulomes of Trichophyton mentagrophytes: mRNA-lncRNA-miRNA interplay in spore-hypha transition Background: As a globally distributed dermatophyte, Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes) causes diverse dermatophytoses in humans and animals. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (...

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...