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Metacapnodiaceae is one of several sooty mold families in Ascomycota. Its species grow as dense, black, spongy mats on the surfaces of plant leaves and twigs, typically in associa…

During a survey of microfungal diversity in Guizhou Province, southwestern China, four helicosporous taxa were collected and isolated from decaying wood in both freshwater and ter…

In this study, two new species of genus Conocybe are described, based on morpho-anatomical and phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU (28S) regions. According to phylogenetic analys…

Cinnamomum cassia is a renowned medicinal and aromatic plant with significant economic importance and broad pharmacological applications. This study investigates the taxonomy and …

Species of Hyphoderma are important wood-inhabiting fungi and play a crucial role in forest ecosystems. Although species diversity within this genus has been increasingly document…

Conidiocarpus and Polychaeton are genera of sooty mould fungi (Capnodiales, Dothideomycetes) that grow epiphytically on the leaf surfaces of living plants and typically depend on …

This study describes two collections of saprobic gilled mushrooms morphologically identified as Psathyrella and collected in Qujing, Yunnan Province, China. Based on multi-gene ph…

Wood-rotting fungi, which are essential constituents of forest ecosystems, act as critical mediators of organic matter decomposition and material recycling within such systems. Du…

Ancient Platycladus orientalis holds significant historical, cultural, ecological, and landscape value. Leaf blight caused by Alternaria spp. is the most common disease of P. orie…

An infection event of the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) has been described, for the first time, in northwest Italy. The causative agents were two entom…

In this study, we revisited Hyphodermella with the aim of circumscribing the genus, exploring its species diversity, re-evaluating the usefulness of the morphological characters u…

Hydnum (Hydnaceae, Cantharellales), one of the edible ectomycorrhizal fungi, is characterized by a spine-bearing hymenophore. It is widely distributed in temperate regions and for…

The genus Phaeoclavulina is characterized by coralloid basidiomata with complex branching patterns and diverse pigmentation. Here, two new species, Phaeoclavulina fruticosa sp. no…

Lignicolous freshwater fungi play an important role in nutrient cycling and the maintenance of biodiversity within freshwater ecosystems. Recent intensive studies, particularly in…

Two new lichenized species, Chicitaea yueliangshanensis and Coniocarpon chishuiense are described through the combination of morphological characteristics, chemical profiling and …

Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) includes fungi primarily associated with hosts of the Poaceae and Arecaceae families. Recent studies have advanced the taxonomy of this fa…

Neohelicomyces species comprise a group of helicosporous hyphomycetes, with over 90% of the currently accepted taxa reported from China, occurring in both freshwater and terrestri…

Here, we report the discovery of four new agaricoid fungi in the Gliophorus irrigatus complex of the family Hygrophoraceae. Gliophorus alboviscidus sp. nov. from the UK is morphol…

During a survey of ascomycetes in Yunnan Province, China, two new wood-inhabiting fungi were collected and identified. These novel species are described based on morphological cha…

Conobolbitina is a morphologically diverse transitional genus within the Bolbitiaceae. However, taxonomic confusion persists, as some of its species remain classified under other …

Miscanthus is a widely distributed perennial grass in the family Poaceae that hosts a diverse fungal community. During a mycological survey conducted in the Maolan National Nature…

Ophiocordyceps species are renowned for their ecological roles and medicinal potential, yet their diversity on dipteran hosts remains insufficiently documented. Here, we investiga…

Ophiocordyceps holds significant value in controlling arthropod populations, maintaining ecosystem balance, and developing bioactive substances. During the natural infection of ho…

Derxomyces is a monophyletic genus within the family Bulleribasidiaceae, with species that are both abundant and diverse in China, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions…

The genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae) comprises spider-pathogenic fungi. Three new species, G. pseudopigmentosa, G. pseudosolita, and G. sinensis, were discovered on spiders in th…

Two new poroid species of Hymenochaetales, Coltricia subpusilla and Sidera pini, are described from Anhui Province and Jiangxi Province based on morphological characters and multi…

The genus Niesslia is common on decaying plant and fungal substrates, as well as in soil. During a survey of culturable mycobiota in urban soils, six Niesslia isolates were obtain…

During a survey of saprobic fungi associated with the medicinal plant Phellodendron amurense in Guizhou Province, China, three taxa were isolated and examined. Based on morphologi…

Two novel species of Penicillium, comprising P. chanthaburiense sp. nov. and P. buranakarlianum sp. nov., were isolated from mangrove sediment collected at the King Rama IX Intern…

Species of Cytospora have been commonly reported as plant pathogens with wide host ranges and geographic distributions. In this study, ten strains of this genus were isolated from…

Papiliotrema species are commonly found in different habitats and many of them are reported as epiphytic yeasts associated with plants. In this study, several yeast strains were i…

High-altitude lakes in Tibet represent unique and underexplored reservoirs of microbial diversity. An investigation of yeast diversity in Basom Lake, a high-altitude lake in Tibet…

During a survey of helicosporous hyphomycetes in tropical regions, four fungal strains were isolated from decaying wood in terrestrial habitats of Hainan Province, China. Based on…

Helicosporous hyphomycetes are a group of fungi, characterised by coiled or spiral conidia and are known for their potential to produce bioactive secondary metabolites. During a s…

Based on morphological, chemical and phylogenetic analyses, three species of Ochrolechia collected from Guizhou, China, are described as new to science and named Ochrolechia guizh…

Two new species of lichens, Cora neoparabovei Oset, Flakus & Guzow-Krzem. and C. neopseudobovei Oset, Flakus & Guzow-Krzem., are described based on material collected in Bolivia. …

During a survey of microfungi associated with Pueraria in the Xizang Autonomous Region, China, three saprobic taxa were isolated from the dead vines of Pueraria sp. Based on morph…

This study investigates the taxonomic identity of Leiwan (雷丸), a traditional medicinal fungus used in Chinese herbal medicine. Over the past two decades, 21 specimens were collect…

Curvularia, a cosmopolitan fungal genus, occupies various ecological niches, but displays a pronounced tendency to colonise the leaves of plants. In this study, several fungal iso…

Lobothallia is a species-rich genus of crustose lichens that is mainly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the taxo…

The species of the Mortierellaceae family are diverse and widely distributed. Four new species in this family are proposed from rhizosphere soil through a comprehensive taxonomic …

Fuscoporia Murrill, a cosmopolitan genus of the Hymenochaetaceae, consists of parasitic and saprotrophic fungi characterized by resupinate to pileate, strictly dimitic hyphal syst…

Pinus massoniana Lamb. is an important tree species widely used for afforestation and industrial timber on barren hills in China. Needle blight of P. massoniana, caused by Pestalo…

Within the family Chionosphaeraceae, only nine species of Chionosphaera and Kurtzmanomyces have been described to date. In this study, two strains of Chionosphaera and two strains…

Mycena sect. Calodontes is a large section within the genus Mycena, with 44 species described worldwide. The section is well characterized by relatively large basidiomata, typical…

This study introduces six new Amphisphaeria species, discovered on dead twigs belonging to Calophyllaceae, Fabaceae, Sapotaceae, and Theaceae in northern Thailand, based on a morp…

The genus Gomphus Pers. presents persistent taxonomic challenges due to its morphological similarities with related genera. In this study, we collected two specimens of Gomphus fr…

Species of Entoloma are exceptionally diverse and widely distributed, with cuboid-spored members occurring mainly in subtropical to tropical regions. These cuboid-spored taxa are …

Two new species, Pholiota songjiangensis and Pyrrhulomyces pileocystidiatus, and one species newly recorded in China, Agrocybe eduardii, are described in this study. All of these …

The genus Neobaryopsis (Calcarisporiaceae) comprises lichenicolous fungi with bright-colored perithecia, long, multiseptate, filiform ascospores, and mononematous conidiophores or…