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

It is now a decade since (ICTF) produced an overview of requirements and best practices for describing a new fungal species. In the meantime the (ICNafp) has changed from its former name (the ) and introduced new formal requirements for valid publication of species scientific names, including the separation of provisions specific to 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 ( ) the requirements of the ICNafp to ensure the effective, valid and legitimate publication of names of new taxa, and ( ) minimally accepted standards for description; and, (3) templates for preparing standardized species descriptions.

Funder

Funder name	Awards
U.S. Department of Agriculture	Hatch project 1010662
U.S. National Library of Medicine	Intramural Research Program
German Science Foundati	Th1672/19–1
Government of Hesse, LOEWE Initiative	Th1672/19–1
National Science Foundation, United States	DEB 1452971
National Institutes of Health, United States