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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026

Discover Reflexicalyptrales, a novel order of Agaricomycetes (Basidiomycota) revealed from orchid mycorrhizae! Characterised by a highly distinct dolipore ultrastructure with reflexed pore margins and deep molecular divergence: imafungus.pensoft.net/article/2019...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🌺 Researchers have discovered sixteen new species of Aureobasidium fungus inside garden and wild flowers across northern Thailand. 📚 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/imaf... 👉 Access @pensoft.net's latest blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/09/17/s...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

How do #climate and the extreme conditions of ultramafic rocks shape the complex symbiotic community within a #lichen? (1/2)

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 03/08/2026

🙌 We are delighted that research published in our journal on the Ophiocordyceps genus has been featured in the following media outlets: ➡️ @discovermag.bsky.social: www.discovermagazine.com/this-freakis... ➡️ @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-bizarre-... 🔗 Original study: doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 30/07/2026

🧟‍♂️ INPA scientists have found that the "zombie-ant" fungus doesn't just infect insects - it also hides inside Amazonian mosses as a hidden endophyte stage, reshaping our understanding of its life cycle. 📖 Study: imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1969... 📝 Blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/07/30/a...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 30/07/2026

🔔 Just a reminder - we're at #IAL10 in Trieste until the end of the week. Come find us at the @pensoft.net stand! 📚 Swing by to browse our latest issues, chat with the team, and learn about publishing with us. There is still time to say hello! #IAL2026 #IAL10Trieste #IALichenology

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 17/07/2026

👑 An international team of researchers has discovered a completely new class of rust fungi and named the first known species in this class after the King of Sweden and his 50th anniversary on the throne. 👉The findings have been published in our open-access journal: doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 22/06/2026

📍 The 68th International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) Symposium has officially started in Gijon, Spain! 🙌 Come and visit @pensoft.net's stand to see our journal featured and stay tuned for further updates! #Gijón2026 #IAVS2026

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🎉 IMA Fungus has received a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 5.5 and a Journal Impact Factor of 4.0! 📈 The journal is notably ranked Q1 across all its indexed Scopus categories. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1284 #OpenAccess #JIF2026 #Scopus

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🌿 We are delighted to announce the One Health United Meeting 2026, taking place 23-25 September in the beautiful alpine city of Innsbruck, Austria! 📋 Abstracts for the PhD-United One Health Meeting are open - don't miss the submission deadline of 5 July 2026. 🔗 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1272

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 16/06/2026

We're live from Davos, Switzerland, at the 4th World Biodiversity Forum #WBF2026! We're halfway through a fantastic week - and the event runs through 19 June, so there's still time to connect. Stop by our booths to chat with our team about @pensoft.net's #openaccess journals.

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 03/06/2026

🌿 That’s a wrap on the 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes in Cagliari! 🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr. Alberto Aleffi for winning Pensoft Publishers' Best Oral Presentation competition at the event.

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 06/03/2026

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

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 27/01/2026

📢 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

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 05/01/2026

🍄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

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 12/12/2025

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...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 04/11/2025

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...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 31/10/2025

The 𝑇𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 mushroom complex actually includes eight distinct species from five genera, with a new genus and several new species and combinations identified through integrative phylogenomics and taxonomy. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 21/10/2025

Researchers describe four new 𝑃ℎ𝑦𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎 species and reveal how genomic and metabolic adaptations drive their evolution and ecological diversity across host plants. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 17/10/2025

Scientists describe 10 new species of wood-decaying fungi and reveal that 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎 and 𝑀𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 lineages emerged during the late Cretaceous period ~80-83 million years ago. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 15/10/2025

Citizen science shows that the American fungus 𝐴𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠 has rapidly spread inland across Poland, becoming a popular and locally adopted edible mushroom with many new records and vernacular names. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 13/10/2025

Canadian mycologist and IMA Fungus author @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social stopped by the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi! If you're at the event, today is your last chance to head to booth 229 to learn more about our journal!

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 03/10/2025

New molecular analysis excludes 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 from the order Cribrariales, revealing three distinct subgenera and clarifying evolutionary relationships in bright-spored Myxomycetes. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 10/09/2025

Studying the decomposition of pine and spruce wood, researchers found that 𝐼𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑧𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑚 can function either as a strong competitor or as a co-coloniser with 𝐻𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑚, with interaction outcomes determined by isolate origin and host tree species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 29/08/2025

Researchers in China provide the T2T, chromosome-level nuclear genomes of two sexually compatible monokaryons of 𝑃ℎ𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑠, offering critical insights into its genome evolution and facultative ectomycorrhizal lifestyle. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 13/08/2025

This study on true morel diversity in Chongqing, identifies a total of 16 species, including six new to science and one new record from China. Such diversity was unexpected due to the high temperatures of the region. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 30/07/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 18/07/2025

New species are revealed in a subgeneric revision of the genus Suillus and novel taxa from Eastern Asia based on morphology and multigene phylogenies. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 16/06/2025

Researchers provide a detailed morphological and molecular re-assessment of European and Levantine species of Hortiboletus and introduce a new species from Israel. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 29/05/2025

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. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 18/03/2025

A new subfamily, Pseudobaeosporoideae, is established within Tricholomataceae to accommodate Pseudobaeospora based on morphological and molecular data. doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 26/02/2025

This study explores the mitochondrial genomes of Shiraia-like fungi, revealing key gene variations linked to hypocrellin production. doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

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IMA Fungus @imafungus.pensoft.net · 18/02/2025

We are excited to announce that the first 10 papers have been published to our new website following our move to Pensoft's ARPHA Platform! Read more: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/18/i...

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