Fungal planet

'Fungal planet' is an international project aiming to help the description of new fungal species, stabilize the nomenclature of known species and provide information on fungal diversity, useful for biologists and the general public. It is edited by the scientists Pedro Crous (one of the Directorate of the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS) Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands), K.A. Seifert, R.A. Samson and D.L. Hawksworth, and hosted by the CBS. This website gives free access to peer reviewed descriptions and illustrations of new species of fungi and species requiring further typification. All material submitted to Fungal Planet is reviewed by the editors and peer reviewers before publication. Each description consists of a technical page and a colour illustration page, with any supplementary information deposited in the online database 'MycoBank', administered by the International Mycological Association. The website also gives details of a book for non-specialists that the Fungal Planet project aim to produce from information in the database, details of the submission process and a link to MycoBank.

http://www.fungalplanet.org/

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