Missing names from the Fungal Name Repositories found in the literature related to Chinese fungi
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Wang, Ke
Wang, Yong-Hui
Zhao, Ming-Jun
Kirk, Paul
Yao, Yi-Jian
Date published
July 17, 2019
Abstract
Fungal taxonomy has a history of more than 260 years, with authors publishing over 475,000 names. Three online Fungal Name Repositories were established to manage registration of new names. During data collection for a project to develop a modern Checklist of Fungi in China and the first Redlist assessment of macrofungi in China, 532 names of Chinese fungi, distinguished in 5 different categories, were found missing from the three repositories. The absence of these names from the repositories badly hampered the transmission of information on fungi. Managing and checking these names is important in maintaining the high quality of fungal taxonomy and provides a sound basis for any future research involving fungi.
Journal title
Phytotaxa
Volume
411
Issue
1
Publisher
Magnolia Press
ISSN
1179-3155
eISSN
1179-3163