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Research Project: Integrative Genomic and Biological Approaches to Detect and Manage Emerging Foreign Fungal Plant Pathogens

Location: Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research

Title: The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa

Author
item HYDE, KD - Chinese Academy Of Science (GUIYANG)
item NOORABADI, MT - Zhongkai University
item THIYAGARAJA, V - Chinese Academy Of Science (GUIYANG)
item HE, MQ - Sichuan Agricultural University
item JOHNSTON, PR - Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
item WIJESINGHE, SN - Mae Fah Luan University
item ARMAND, A - Mae Fah Luan University
item GROENEWALD, JZ - Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
item Crouch, Jo Anne
item CROUS, PW - Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

Submitted to: Mycosphere
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/11/2024
Publication Date: 11/19/2024
Citation: Hyde, K.D., Noorabadi M.T,. Thiyagaraja V., He M.Q., Johnston P.R., Wijesinghe S.N., Armand A., Groenewald J.Z., Cai L., Crouch J.A., Crous P.W., Damm U., Zvyagina E. 2024 – The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere 15(1), 5146–6239. 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere

Interpretive Summary: Classification systems for fungi and fungal-like organisms have undergone many changes in recent years and have become confusing. The consortium described in the paper will publish a biannual update and review of the Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa which will act as an international scheme for other scientists to follow so that confusion is lessened. The yearly ongoing project will provide an outlet for advances in various topics of fungal classification, nomenclature and taxonomic concepts and lead to a natural classification scheme for the Fungi and fungus-like taxa. This will enhance the ability of scientists and other members of the scientific community to better understand the relationships of fungi among one another, which will enhance abilities to predict behavior, especially among pathogenic fungi.

Technical Abstract: This is the third contribution to the series Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa prepared by the Global Consortium for the Classification of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. This is an international initiative of more than 500 mycologists to develop a structure for the classification of these organisms. The members of the consortium originate from 56 countries worldwide, from a wide range of disciplines, and include senior, mid-career, early-career mycologists and plant pathologists. The Outline is updated and improved with a worldwide balanced group of coauthors with additional links to web data. All names are now linked to Index Fungorum. As before, 1060 notes are provided on all new genera and higher taxa introduced since 2022 as well as other controversial topics. A new facet involves links to Fungalpedia, where notes have been provided in the Compendium of fungi and fungus-like organisms. Some links are also provided to webpages and relevant papers on genera or higher taxa where notes are not provided.