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The mental burden of statistical significance in academic publishing "The pursuit of significance is no longer just a technical issue, but a psychological burden that shapes behaviour, distorts judgement, and affects mental well-being.”

Researchers face growing psychological strain, driven by pressure to obtain statistically significant results in academic publishing, reveals Michal Ordak.

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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.

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Characterization of the mitochondrial genomes for Ophiostoma ips and related taxa from various geographic origins and related species: large intron-rich genomes and complex intron arrangements The Ophiostomatales are of economic concern, as many are blue-stain fungi and some are plant pathogens. The mitogenomes of members assigned to this order exhibit size polymorphism despite having highl...

Characterisation of the mitochondrial genomes for 𝑂𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑎 𝑖𝑝𝑠 and related taxa from various geographic origins and related species.

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Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation Mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) provide valuable resources for investigating fungal evolution; however, comprehensive mitogenomic datasets for Onygenales are still scarce. Here, we assembled and annotat...

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.

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

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A phylogenetic and morphological study of the genus Dermoloma (Agaricales, Tricholomataceae) in Europe and North America exposes inefficiency of opportunistic species descriptions Dermoloma is traditionally known as a small genus of agarics classified in the family Tricholomataceae. This study implemented a multilocus phylogeny of six DNA regions to recognize phylogenetic speci...

Researchers studying the phylogeny and morphology of the genus Dermoloma in Europe and North America highlight the inefficiency of opportunistic species descriptions.

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Yeast diversity in traditional fermented foods of ethnic minorities in China, with the descriptions of four new yeast species Fermented foods have been produced by humans since prehistoric times and are consumed worldwide today due to their enhanced nutritional value, taste and flavor, and benefits for human health. Various ...

Four new species are described in this study of yeast diversity in traditional fermented foods of ethnic minorities in China.

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

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The Ganoderma curtisii lineage (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) in the Neotropics: Ganoderma mexicurtisii sp. nov. from pine-oak forests in Mexico Ganoderma curtisii, a potential medicinal species due to the presence of various lucidenic acids, was originally described from the southeastern United States. Controversy subsequently developed as it...

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.

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Fungal frontiers in toxic terrain: Revealing culturable fungal communities in Serpentine paddy fields of Taiwan Serpentine soils are predominantly distributed along the Circum-Pacific margin and the Mediterranean, including eastern Taiwan. These soils are characterized by high levels of heavy metals, including ...

Researchers describe several new fungi species from serpentine soils in Taiwan.

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High-level phylogenetic relationships within Pezizomycotina revisited Here, we re-examine the high level phylogeny of Pezizomycotina with special attention to the recently proposed phylogenomic hypothesis (Díaz-Escandón et al. 2022) that “morphologically hyperdiverse” C...

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

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IMA Fungus Receives Improved Journal Impact Factor The 2024 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for IMA Fungus stands at 6.2, up from 5.2, according to the latest Web of Science data, reports ARPHA Platform’s Indexing team. The journal remains in Q1 for...

IMA Fungus has received an improved Journal Impact Factor, 6.2, and remains in Q1 for Mycology.

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Researchers provide a detailed morphological and molecular re-assessment of European and Levantine species of Hortiboletus and introduce a new species from Israel.

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Rapid and sensitive diagnosis of plant quarantine fungi Alternaria triticina and Plenodomus libanotidis based on the RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a system With the increase in cross-border transmission in the context of globalization, the necessity for developing rapid and accurate detection methods for plant pathogens has become critical. This study in...

Rapid and sensitive diagnosis of plant quarantine fungi Alternaria triticina and Plenodomus libanotidis based on the RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a system.

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Characterisation of the genome and secretome of Phytophthora cryptogea and P. erythroseptica Phytophthora cryptogea Pethybr. & Laff. and P. erythroseptica Pethybr. are oomycetes that cause root rot diseases of multiple plant species, including serious diseases of potato. These two species...

Characterisation of the genome and secretome of Phytophthora cryptogea and P. erythroseptica.

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New Scopus CiteScore for IMA Fungus The 2024 Scopus CiteScore for IMA Fungus has been released, reporting a value of 8.7. Published in early June by Scopus and confirmed by the ARPHA Platform's indexing team, this figure sees the jo...

IMA Fungus has received a new Scopus CiteScore.

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Hidden treasures of herbaria - even small collections contain a wealth of diversity: the powdery mildews of the North Carolina State Larry F. Grand Mycological Herbarium The occurrence of cryptic species is well documented in fungi but the extent of their diversity is not fully understood. This study assessed the fungal diversity within a part of the Larry F. Grand My...

Researchers describe four new species and present further insights from their assessment of the powdery mildew fungi in the Larry F. Grand Mycological Herbarium at North Carolina State University.

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Pestalotiopsis (Amphisphaeriales, Sporocadaceae) species including six new taxa inhabiting pines from different climate zones in China Pine forest is important in China. However, its health has been increasingly threatened by pine needle blight caused by Pestalotiopsis species. Although several fungal species residing in this genus h...

Researchers identified ten Pestalotiopsis species, including six newly described taxa, from diseased pine needles across three climate zones in China, expanding the known diversity of this genus associated with pine needle blight.

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Emendation of morphology and infrageneric standards of Parasola (Psathyrellaceae, Agaricales) and its species diversity in China The genus Parasola, a significant lineage of coprinoid fungi, represents a basal clade within the family Psathyrellaceae, with species saprotrophic on soil, wood, or occasionally on dungs. While the i...

New fieldwork and molecular analyses revise the morphological standards of Parasola fungi and reveal eight new species and three new records from China.

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Back to the roots: Uncovering ectomycorrhizal communities across three major African vegetation types Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EcM) are critical to the health and sustainability of many African ecosystems that include EcM-associated tree species. In Sub-Saharan Africa, three major EcM-dominated vegetati...

Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities across African forests and woodlands are highly distinct, with riparian forests acting as ecological corridors that may help rare rainforest-associated fungi spread into adjacent drier ecosystems.

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10 years of advancing diversity within the Mycological Society of America Like most Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, mycology has been dominated by white male scientists, while representation of marginalised groups (e.g., women, persons from ...

The Mycological Society of America Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in mycology, reporting on the last decade’s efforts and making recommendations to achieve non-discrimination and balanced representation in the field.

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📣New paper alert: 10 years of advancing diversity withing the Mycological Society of America. This is such an important paper, especially now, and I am extremely proud to have been part of the #DEI committee of @msafungi.bsky.social! imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1556... #MSAfungi25 🍄

Comprehensive revision of Lycogala (Myxomycetes) in subtropical China: morphological and phylogenetic insights and ten new species In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the taxonomy and phylogenetics of Lycogala, leading to the description of numerous new species. However, Lycogala in China has never been sy...

A comprehensive survey of Lycogala in subtropical China identifies 21 species, including 10 new to science and 4 new national records.

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Hybrid assembly of Penicillium rubens genomes unveils high conservation of genome structural organisation and the presence of Numts in nuclear DNA The search for highly accurate chromosomal reference genomes has become a primary objective for the fungal research communities. Various genomic events, including insertions, deletions, inversions and...

Researchers utilised a combination of PacBio and Illumina sequencing technologies to generate hybrid assemblies of Penicillium rubens strains, revealing high conservation of genome structural organisation and the presence of Numts in nuclear DNA.

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10 years of advancing diversity within the Mycological Society of America Like most Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, mycology has been dominated by white male scientists, while representation of marginalised groups (e.g., women, persons from ...

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IMA Fungus has just published a summary of the work of the MSA DEI committee over the past decade. The authors prefer to stay anonymous. The IMA has also established a committee to promote diversity, equality and inclusion among mycologists at a global scale.

Researchers document the ongoing yet declining ceremonial use of Psilocybe zapotecorum mushrooms for healing and divination in a Zapotec community in Oaxaca, revealing cultural shifts, ecological challenges, and generational changes.

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Cryptic host-associated differentiation and diversity: unravelling the evolutionary dynamics of the plant pathogen Lasiodiplodia Lasiodiplodia, a genus within the Botryosphaeriaceae family, comprises significant plant pathogens with a broad host range and global distribution, posing a substantial threat to agricultural producti...

New microsatellite data reveal that Lasiodiplodia theobromae, previously considered a generalist pathogen, actually comprises distinct host-associated genetic lineages.
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Species diversity of Pseudoplagiostoma and Pyrispora (Diaporthales) from Fagaceae hosts in China Diaporthales is an important fungal order comprising plant-associated pathogens, endophytes, and saprobes in commercial crops and forest trees. Over the past decades, utilizing multiple gene phylogeny...

New research of fungal specimens associated with Fagaceae hosts in China identifies four novel species and revises classifications in Pseudoplagiostoma and Pyrispora.

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Potential predictive value of phylogenetic novelties in clinical fungi, illustrated by Histoplasma The phylogeny of the vertebrate pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum and its varieties was analyzed on the basis of GenBank data, comparing preceding papers that distinguished lineages on the basis of a mu...

Researchers reevaluate the genetic diversity of Histoplasma using a large multilocus dataset and find that while early phylogenetic classifications based on limited data hold some predictive value, many proposed lineages lack support as distinct species.

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