This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Background In fact, most schools around the world are not well equipped to have
discussions and keep current on the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) in many aspects …

Delimiting and naming biodiversity is a vital step toward wildlife conservation and research.
However, species delimitation must be consistent across biota so that the limited resources …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Abstract “Conservation genomics” encompasses the idea that genome-scale data will
improve the capacity of resource managers to protect species. Although genetic approaches …

In the past decade, advances in genome sequencing have allowed researchers to uncover
the history of hybridization in diverse groups of species, including our own. Although the …

The rapid pace of name changes of medically important fungi is creating challenges for
clinical laboratories and clinicians involved in patient care. We describe two sources of …

Lichens are symbiotic associations resulting from interactions among fungi (primary and
secondary mycobionts), algae and/or cyanobacteria (primary and secondary photobionts) …

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Taxonomy is a scientific discipline that has provided the universal naming and classification
system of biodiversity for centuries and continues effectively to accommodate new …