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How to publish a new fungal species, or name, version 3.0

M. Catherine AimeDepartment of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. [email protected]Andrew N. MillerIllinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, 61820, USATakayuki AokiGenetic Resources Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, JapanKonstanze BenschWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584CT, Utrecht, the NetherlandsLei CaiState Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO.1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, ChinaP.W. CrousWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584CT, Utrecht, the NetherlandsDavid L. HawksworthComparative Plant and Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UKKevin D. HydeCenter of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, ThailandPaul M. KirkBiodiversity Informatics & Spatial Analysis, Royal Botanic Garden Kew, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE, UKRobert LückingBotanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195, Berlin, GermanyTom W. MayRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, AustraliaElaine MalossoDepartamento de Micologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50740-600, BrazilScott A. RedheadOttawa Research and Development Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, CanadaAmy Y. RossmanBotany and Plant Pathology Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97333, USAMarc StadlerDepartment Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, GermanyMarco ThinesDepartment of Biological Sciences, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyAndrey YurkovLeibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, GermanyNing ZhangDepartment of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USAConrad L. SchochNational Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

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Abstract

It is now a decade since The International Commission on the Taxonomy of Fungi (ICTF) produced an overview of requirements and best practices for describing a new fungal species. In the meantime the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) has changed from its former name (the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature) and introduced new formal requirements for valid publication of species scientific names, including the separation of provisions specific to Fungi and organisms treated as fungi in a new Chapter F. Equally transformative have been changes in the data collection, data dissemination, and analytical tools available to mycologists. This paper provides an updated and expanded discussion of current publication requirements along with best practices for the description of new fungal species and publication of new names and for improving accessibility of their associated metadata that have developed over the last 10 years. Additionally, we provide: (1) model papers for different fungal groups and circumstances; (2) a checklist to simplify meeting (i) the requirements of the ICNafp to ensure the effective, valid and legitimate publication of names of new taxa, and (ii) minimally accepted standards for description; and, (3) templates for preparing standardized species descriptions.

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DOI: 10.1186/s43008-021-00063-1

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