The newly described genera Atripes, Parahumicola and Purimyces

Doctoral student Jaqueline Aparecida de Oliveira, from the Graduate Program in Agricultural Microbiology, and her advisor, Professor Olinto Liparini Pereira, are among the co-authors of the article “The 2024 outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa“, published in November by the journal Mycosphere. This is the third edition of the paper, prepared and coordinated by British researcher Kevin Hyde. It is a large material bringing together information on the taxonomy and classification of fungi described in the world in recent years, with emphasis on the most recent discoveries, from 2022 to 2024.

Jaqueline and Olinto contribute to the presentation of three new genera described by the team from the Laboratory of Mycology and Etiology of Fungal Diseases of Plants: Parahumicola (2023), authored by researcher Thiago Condé; Purimyces (2024), by Danilo Ramos; and Atripes (2020), described by Fábio Custódio. “I am a co-author of the article, because I compiled the data and wrote the text alongside Olinto, but we represent the work of an entire team. These are the genera described and published in recent years by our group, more precisely by researchers who are still working with us at the PPG,” explains Jaqueline. The paper is also co-authored by student Pedro Nogueira, a member of the same laboratory.
“The new genera described by the Mycology laboratory included in this great paper represent our essence,” says Jaqueline. “We are a group of mycologists in training who are very excited about new discoveries. The search for the description and study of the great diversity of fungi that exist on the planet is part of our daily lives.” The laboratory’s lines of research include endophytic fungi, such as Purimyces included in the paper, cave fungi, represented by Parahumicula, and phytopathogens, such as the genus Atripes.

About to defend her doctoral thesis, Jaqueline celebrates the opportunity to participate in a publication of great impact, among such a renowned group of mycologists. “For me, it is certainly an honor. Being part of a document like this is incredible, especially because it includes such big names. I am currently graduating from my doctorate, and I am participating in a publication alongside the biggest names in world mycology. It is an important symbol of maturity in my academic career”, she says, with an eye on the visibility that the high number of accesses to the work will bring to her and the laboratory.

Global Consortium
The first edition of the article was published in 2020, bringing together dozens of mycologists working around the world. Before the current publication, another update had been made in 2022. This is, therefore, the third edition of the text, signed by the Global Consortium for the Classification of Fungi. In it, the authors list the position of a given genus at the taxonomic level and provide almost 1,000 notes for newly established genera and taxa introduced since 2022. The work emphasizes recent discoveries with corresponding references, discusses basic information supporting the current taxonomic status of fungi, and points out important controversial taxonomic issues.