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🍄‍🟫 Tropical rainforests in Sri Lanka have revealed two brand-new species of sequestrate mushrooms that grow their spores inside enclosed bodies: Russula botrytigustata and Russula ciceriformis.

📖 Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.177637

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

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Expansion of the genetic map of a family of sooty mould fungi (Metacapnodiaceae), with the identification of nine distinct species.

This study relocates Metacapnodiaceae within the class Eurotiomycetes, highlighting its evolution alongside other hardy fungi: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.178067

Two new species of fungi - Neohelicomyces saprobicus and N. uniramulosus - have been found on decaying wood in both water and land habitats in Guizhou Province.

This study provides a clear picture of how these coil-spored fungi live and reproduce in the wild: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.178173

Two new desert fungi, Comoclathris desertica and C. xiangshawanensis, have been discovered among decaying plants in the semi-arid grasslands of Inner Mongolia.

Find out more about them: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.179192

Meet Conocybe kotadduensis and Conocybe safariensis, two newly discovered mushroom species! 🍄

Microscopic inspections of their unique spore shapes have demonstrated these specimens as genetically distinct from their closest known relatives.

Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.177354

Three new species of fungi found living inside the leaves of the medicinal cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum cassia) in Guangdong Province, China.

The following study provides important taxonomic data for the fungal community associated with this medicinal tree: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.182847

Two novel species of saprobic gilled mushrooms identified as Psathyrella have been described from Yunnan Province in China.

This study additionally updates the number of Psathyrella species reported from China to 55, along with their known distribution: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.179449

Image 1: Conidiocarpus nanshanense
Image 2: Polychaeton cengongense

Two new species of sooty mold fungi discovered in China - Conidiocarpus nanshanense and Polychaeton cengongense - which thrive on the sugary honeydew left by insects on plant leaves.

Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.182290

Image 1: Basidiocarps of Dentipellicula hainanensis.
Image 2: Basidiocarps of Phylloporia rigida.

Wood-rotting fungi are essential constituents of forest ecosystems. 🪵🍄‍🟫

A recent investigation of these fungi in Hainan, China brought about the discovery of two new species.

Check out their detailed illustrations and descriptions in the full study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.181177

Five new species of wood-inhabiting fungi have been discovered, and the origin of the genus Hyphoderma has been traced back to the Cretaceous period.

This study reveals that these forest recyclers likely first emerged in Asia before spreading across the globe: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.129.183371

Identification of endophytic Trichoderma species (Hypocreaceae, Hypocreales) and their application against leaf blight of host Platycladus orientalis Ancient Platycladus orientalis holds significant historical, cultural, ecological, and landscape value. Leaf blight caused by Alternaria spp. is the most common disease of P. orientalis. However, no r...

Did you know that leaf blight caused by Alternaria fungi is the most common disease of the Oriental Arborvitae coniferous tree? 🌲🍃

This paper discusses strategies to control leaf blight in these trees, which has previously not been investigated: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.174850

An infection event of the spittlebug 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 has been described for the first time in northwest Italy.

The culprits of the infection were two entomopathogenic fungi belonging to the Entomophthorales order.

Read more about the outbreak here: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.181516

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A new fungal species - 𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘦 - along with several new host records and a new collection, have been found on rubber trees in China and Thailand.
Check out their descriptions, illustrations and morphological comparisons in this latest study: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.182163

𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞: Macroscopic and microscopic features of 𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢.

#newspecies #fungi #mycology

Two new species of fungi have been discovered in Beijing named 𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢 and 𝘗. 𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢.

Did you know that fungi from this genus are known to produce chemical compounds that are used in medicine and farming?

Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.180941

The fungal genus 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 has been successfully redefined, confirming it as a distinct group while discovering three brand-new species: 𝘏. 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘦, 𝘏. 𝘳𝘺𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘪, and 𝘏. 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘢𝘦.

Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.17.e81824

❓Q&A with Prof. Penev, CEO and founder of Pensoft Publishers on all things #data following the session: "Data Papers: How and Why?" hosted by the Flemish Research Data Network (FRDN), during @lovedataweek.bsky.social

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1) Do #datasets have #DOIs? How are #data cited?

"At Pensoft we can do it in 2 ways: authors can cite both Data Papers and/or #Dataset. We recommend to cite both, and this is in our opinion the right way to do that" - Prof. Penev.

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2) What was your main reason to start with #Data #Papers?

"We launched at the very beginning of the open data movement. As a #biologist, I saw too much #research vanish on forgotten USB drives; the fear of losing that data was my strongest motivation to start publishing #DataPapers." - Prof Penev.

3) Why would you publish Data paper, not only datasets?

"With a #datapaper you get a citation, which is very valuable for #scientist and leverage established #publishing networks to maximize #data dissemination" - Prof. Penev

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We are live from #lovedataweek2026! 📊

Prof. Penev is opening the session: "Data Papers: How and Why?" diving into the "how" behind the #data auditing in our #journals.

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He’s also highlighted standout examples of #data #papers published in the #OA #journal #Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net

#LoveData26 #lovedataweek2026

"Our joint project with @gbif.org, featuring three #data paper collections has been a great educational tool and data mobilization excercise!" - Prof. Penev

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Three new yeast species of Vishniacozyma (Bulleribasidiaceae, Tremellales) from different habitats In this study, three new basidiomycetous yeast species of the genus Vishniacozyma are proposed for strains isolated from soil, Scolytus scolytus frass, fruits and kombucha tea. A complex analysis of t...

Three new species of yeast have been discovered in surprising places like soil, fruit, and even kombucha tea!

Their findings and descriptions contribute to the expansion of knowledge regarding species diversity of the genus 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘻𝘺𝘮𝘢:
doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.175380

Five new species of fungi have been discovered from southern China living on a variety of local plants.

Read more about these 𝘗𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 species: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.181974

🍄 Three new species of hedgehog mushrooms have been discovered in China’s Dabie Mountains.

🔍 The research team have also identified two other rare species never before seen in this region, and provide a key to the species of 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘯𝘶𝘮 in China.

Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.168361