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OF FUNGI RefSeq: REFERENCESEQUENCESFORORDERS Pitt Taylor JI, (2014) JW Redhead SA, Demoulin V, Demoulin SA, Redhead Turland Hawksworth KA, Seifert DL, (2014) NH et al now2014). This (Schoch has appeared the June issue ofIMA (5 of Fungi orders accepted forall set ofsequences publication ofacomprehensive reference problematic.long been Thenews that ofuncertainplacing fungi position has the construction ofphylogenetic trees or foruse upon in relied databases can be Confidence over sequences in public which Multidimensional scaling clustering of ITS RefSeq sequences colour-coded by fungal class. Courtesy Conrad class. Multidimensional Schoch. by L. fungal colour-coded sequences clustering scaling ofITSRefSeq Code ofNomenclature.Code Fungus Fungal nomenclature atreport ofthe IMC10: Nomenclature Sessions. . 2014).The venture involved 101 (((" was imminent in was reported 5:449–462. Aspergillus Mycologia , its sexual states andthe International new 106:1051–1062. : (17), selected here, in andthose selected in UNITE most impressive, anduse ofthe sequences is achieved cultures. Thecoverage fungal in andcollectionsof fungaria preserved other verified collectionswith vouchers fromobtained the name-bearing or type orders. Wherever were sequences possible, torepresentselected the currently accepted ofaboutof the 2,500species ITSregions orRefSs) reference (RefSeq sequences torelease whocollaborated co-authors IMA Samson RA, Visagie CM, Houbraken CM, J, Hong Visagie Hubka S-B, Samson RA, V, in Phylogeny, identification andnomenclaturegenus of the 78:141–173. built oninbuilt the yearsahead. identification and upon be relied can which systematics molecular and for fungal particular, now provide asound base Schoch CL, Robertse B, Vincent R, Vu B,Vincent R, Robertse D, Cardinali CL, Schoch bau061; DOI:10.1093/database/bau061. data for and molecular linking scientific names, reference specimens G, etal . (2014)Findingin haystacks: needles 5( ! +( 4* )(*1! )- (!, (1!!  3 '!( & 0 !( 2 1!( !,! (* 0* .( +( * -* * ! +,, )* '( ' &  ! !     Fungi Aspergillus et al. . Database 2014: IMA FUNGUS     (2014)  % "$ "#     # "    $" %#           " "       $ /  " . Studies NEWS (29)

on 12 on 12 . [Regnum Vegetabile No. No. Vegetabile . [Regnum B. bainiugan, B. B. B. bainiugan, B. shiyong and B. IMA Fungus 4: 381–443. . IMA Fungus . The molecular analyses 2: e570. DOI10.7717/peerj.570. 2 (2013) A without-prejudice list of (2013) A without-prejudice et al. generic names of fungi for protection under the the of fungi names generic under for protection algae, for of Nomenclature Code International and plants fungi, et al. (eds) (2012) International W, Greuter and plants fungi, algae, for of Nomenclature Code Eighteenth by the adopted Code) (Melbourne Melbourne, Congress Botanical International 2011 July Australia, 154.] Königstein: Books. Scientific Koeltz nomenclature NH (2014) Fungal KA, Turland Nomenclature IMC10: of the at report 5: 449–462. Sessions. IMA Fungus K, K, Comments on names of on names Comments Undescribed species of porcini in a commercial species a commercial in of porcini Undescribed PeerJpacket. Now that these porcini-like porcini-like these that Now www.indexfungorum.org/Publications/Index%20 McNeill J, Barrie FR. Buck WR, Demoulin V, FR. Barrie WR, J, Buck Demoulin V, McNeill DL, Seifert Hawksworth Redhead SA, Demoulin V, Kirk PM, Stalpers JA, Braun U, Crous PW, Hansen Hansen PW, Crous U, JA, Braun PM, Stalpers Kirk should be sent to Joost A. to Joost Stalpers should be sent on all and those ([email protected]), M. should groups be to Paul addressed other ([email protected].). Kirk that form the basis for those decisions decisions basis for those the form that paper the in presented however, are, macroscopic the but on here, commented fresh by documentation await features China. collections from been now molecularly have mushrooms and named, theycharacterized can be checked food agencies for by standard unnamed three with But and authorities. of dried a single in species packet found fungal what and not knowing mushrooms, theyproducts might I produce, I, and be mycologists, may other many suspect buying considering when cautious more dried boletes. Dentinger BTM, Suz LM (2014) What’s for dinner? LM Suz (2014) What’s BTM, Dentinger named by fast-track publishing through through publishing fast-track by named as Fungorum Index meiweiniuganjun, October 2013 Fungorum%20no.29.pdf 2 ). , and all Boletus edulis (right edulis Boletus by 30 June 2015 by 30 June It is anticipated that a revised list will that is anticipated It mycologists are urged to comment on the on the urgedmycologists are to comment attention to the included and draw names which should be any compilers of the added, deleted, or otherwise corrected. a wide with list robust a sufficiently If can be achieved,consensus will this be stability of to the contribution a major recourse without familiar names generic of conservation procedures lengthy to the and rejection. The co-operation of all initiative important this mycologists in would appreciated. be much names to be protectednames against particular -forming and exempts itemized names, it is anticipated fungi provision, the from will be issues changed the those at that Botanical 2017, in in Congress International mycologists by light views expressed the of the be must IMC10at (Redhead et al. 2014). It would all names generic unlisted that stressed they did that provided for use available remain listed name. any not compete with be prepared them. A BLASTthem. and comparison search related sequences revealedwith that none represented, species were three been previously of which had named, some with matches were although there reported lineages.previously While the well supported clades were this in three the within differences were there study, to infraspecific clades which was attributed formerly species The new were variability.

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