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Researchers discover two new Pleosporales species on dead plants in northern Thailand.

Researchers identified two new fungal species inside Itea plants in northern Thailand, expanding the catalog of endophytes and informing disease management.

MycoKeys reports two new Cortinarius, two new Coniochaeta, and two new Campanella/Crustomyces species from China and Thailand.

Researchers described two new Cortinarius species from mixed forests of southwestern China.

Researchers described two new species, Campanella albomarginata and Crustomyces odontoideus, from Yunnan’s tropical forests.

Researchers describe two previously unknown Coniochaeta species from rock and soil samples collected between 2024 and 2025.

Three new corticioid species were identified on dead wood in China’s Qinling range, expanding knowledge of forest fungal ecology.

Researchers uncovered two novel Ophiocordyceps species in Yunnan that could inform future biological control strategies against wasp pests.

Researchers announced a newly identified Psilocybe species, adding to the catalog of psychoactive mushrooms.

Recent open‑access journal articles announce several newly described fungal taxa.

Researchers described the first species of a newly established family and clarified relationships among several Pleosporales genera using combined genetic and morphological analyses.

Researchers identified two novel Sympoventuriaceae species on Chinese palms, expanding knowledge of microfungi on ornamental trees.