IMA Fungus

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...

🌺 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...

📍 We're at #NordicOikosGfÖ2026 in Odense, Denmark, this week, showcasing our work as a consortium member of @obsgession.eu and presenting our ecology-focused portfolio. 🤝 We look forward to meeting you all at our designated booth!

#Fungi sustain food, medicine & climate resilience, but #mycologists from low-income countries often can't afford to attend global conferences. The International Mycological Association is raising $30k for #IMC13 travel awards. You can help make fungal science more inclusive 👇 #gofundme #science

🔬 We were pleased to attend #IAL10, held last week in Trieste, Italy! ➡️ Check out the highlights from the symposium, our stand, and the talks that caught our eye by visiting our recent blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/07/p... #IAL2026 #IAL10Trieste #IALichenology

🙌 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...

🧟‍♂️ 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...

🔔 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

🌍 We're at #IAL10, the 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology, in Trieste, Italy (26-31 July). 📚 Find us at our booth showcasing our plant and mycology journals! #lichenology #mycology

The IUBS General Assembly & Scientific Symposium 2026 returned to India after ~50 years! Held 9-13 June in Bengaluru under 'Biodiversity Forever Despite the Anthropocene,' it drew 300+ scientists for talks on #biodiversity, One Health & sustainability. 👉 Read more: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1341

🍄🌏 Save the date! The 13th International Mycological Congress #IMC13 comes to Incheon, Republic of Korea, 8-12 August 2027! Join mycologists worldwide for cutting-edge science, symposia & networking. Abstract submission opens Aug 2026. Details: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1340 @ima-mycology.org

📍At #ECCB2026 this week? Come say hi! 🌱We are 100% open access, founded 1992 by scientists for scientists. Explore our journals at our stand! @society4conbio.bsky.social, @unileiden.bsky.social

📍 The 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology (IAL10) will be held in Trieste, Italy, from 26th to 31st July 2026. 👉 Find out more about the event by checking out our latest news announcement: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1318 #IAL10

📍 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

🎉 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

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.

🌿 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.

🕸️ A variety of fungi was discovered living on spider webs in Thai rice fields, demonstrating that these silk structures can be used as natural collectors of environmental data. ➡️ Our blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/27/f... ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🍄 Fungi are vital for Earth but rarely recognised in conservation. 🌍 A new Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation aims to fix this. 📝 Review the draft and share your feedback by 22 June! Check out our latest news announcement for more information: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1245

🌿 The 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes is scheduled to be held at the Botanical Garden of Cagliari, Sardinia, from May 19 to 22, 2026. ➡️ Our latest announcement: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1196 ➡️ Conference website: www.eccbmeeting.cagliari.it

🕷️ In the forests of Brazil and Southeast Asia, scientists have uncovered a macabre world of zombie fungi that hijack, mummify, and consume spiders from the inside out. 🔗 Learn more about these discoveries by checking out our latest blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/04/23/i... #zombiefungi

🍄 MycoRise Up! Youth in #Mycology is back for its 7th edition! Bachelor's, master's & PhD students working on #fungi are welcome to register and submit an abstract 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟕 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 🇵🇱 The conference will take place 5-7 June in Chęciny, Poland. Find out more ➡️ imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1156

😲 Nature really is fascinating! We are excited to see 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮, the "zombie #fungus" from Brazil's Atlantic Forest that parasitizes trapdoor #spiders, capturing the world's curiosity. 🍄‍🟫🕷️ Recently covered by BBC World Service 👇 #fungi #biodiversity #science #nature (🧵1/4)

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

📢 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (𝐄𝐌𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔) 🍄 Save the date: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏-𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, in Edirne, Türkiye! Hosted by Trakya University, exploring everything from medical mycology to AI. 📅 Submissions open: 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📅 Deadline: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1142 #Mycology #Fungi

Join us in the Netherlands on April 13-14 for the Westerdijk Spring Symposium 2026! 🍄 This year’s theme, “One Health Mycology”, will explore the interconnectedness of fungal life across human, animal and environmental domains. Further information here: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1141

Keynote talk at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026: Alexandre Antonelli of @rbgkew.bsky.social on “Illuminating Biodiversity Darkspots". @soctropecol.bsky.social @unipassauresearch.bsky.social

📢 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

#NewSpecies A newly discovered fungus from #korea for #FungiFriday: Sebacina crystallina Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/B003EF38-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/imaf... #IMAFungus #SebacinaCrystallina #FAIRdata #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1774... Today, Paper no 100 that resulted from our #Mycobiomics EU project has been published on a new genus of Sordariales and its secondary metabolites. Congrats to all authors, especially to Manuela & Yasmina. Thanks also to #AvHStiftung & #DAAD for funding.

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Ir. Nourou S. Yorou, newly appointed General Director of Benin's Agency for Science and Innovation (ABRI)! We look forward to his leadership and its impact on #mycological #science in Africa. 🔬 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1076 @ima-mycology.org #mycology #fungi

🍄➡️🕷️ The #predator becomes the #prey: New #parasite #fungus 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮 feasts on trapdoor spiders in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Described as #newspecies in our open-access journal (Dec 2025). 📰Story on @theguardian.com by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

✉️ A heartfelt letter of appreciation from IMA President Marc Stadler: @ms-fungi.bsky.social to the #mycological community! 🌟🍄 Recapping 2025 triumphs, journal milestones, and a call to support the IMC13 GoFundMe. Full ✉️here: imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1071 @ima-mycology.org

🔬You are cordially invited to the XII Latin American Mycology Congress, which will take place from September 1 to 4, 2026, in Quito, Ecuador! 🖊️Registration and abstract submission are now open! 🔗 imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1068

This fundraiser, led by the International Mycological Association, supports travel awards for mycologists to attend the International Mycological Congress (IMC) in South Korea in 2027. By supporting this campaign, you help make global science more inclusive. To donate, go to gofund.me/b685b6dd8.

🤝 Early December saw the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Association of #Fungal #Biologists taking place in Maharashtra, India. 👇 Find highlights from the event that brought over 200 international participants representing #academia, #research institutions & industry. imafungus.pensoft.net/news/1064

Whole-genome sequencing of 𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯 strains shows they're built for freezing environments, with freeze-tolerance proteins. These #moss- and #lichen- dwelling #fungi have now been shown to be a distinct lineage within 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴. See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/imaf...

As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨

Discoveries of Dothideomycetes (Fungi) associated with pteridophytes in China #Ascomycota #13newtaxa #fivenewcombinations #southwesternChina #taxonomy imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1677...

Our new IMA Fungus paper is out. We have studied the metabolites of some TCM fungi during Infection of the insect hosts and found that certain compounds accumulated in the insect carcass that traditionally forms part of TCM drugs. Thanks to @MSCActions for funding