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Three open‑access papers detail new fungal taxa from China and North America.

Researchers identified five new Hydnellum species with distinctive morphologies from the Changbai and Dabie Mountains.

The MycoKeys paper reports five new Acarospora taxa—including A. lactea—found in Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California, expanding knowledge of North American diversity.

A gigantic Armillaria fungus covering over three square miles was discovered in eastern Oregon on August 2, 2024.

Researchers propose new genus Tolypocladiopsis and describe three new species of Tolypocladium from China’s Fanjing Mountain.

Five previously unknown Hydnellum mushrooms were identified from the Changbai and Dabie Mountains.

Researchers identified five fungal species, including two new ones, colonizing dead stems of medicinal Azadirachta indica in China.

Researchers identified two new wood‑inhabiting Hyphoderma species in Qinghai, northwestern China.

Researchers identified five novel fungi from macadamia orchards across China and Thailand and tested their ability to degrade lignocellulose for industrial uses.

Two new Hyphoderma species were described from Qinghai forests, adding to the known diversity of lignocellulose decomposers.

Researchers identified three new fungal species from Yunnan Province, expanding ascomycete biodiversity and highlighting potential relevance to plant disease management.

Three new fungal species were isolated from the roots of the Chinese medicinal plant Panax notoginseng, potentially enhancing disease resistance and metabolite production.