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April 1, 2026iFungiOpen Access

Towards stable nomenclature for clinically relevant fungi

Shuwen Deng Sybren de Hoog

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Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the impact of recent nomenclatural changes in medically significant fungi on clinical practice.
Reviewed recent phylogenetic analyses based on DNA sequences.
Explained the rationale behind taxonomic changes.
Proposed mechanisms to reduce nomenclatural instability.
Highlighted key nomenclatural revisions and their implications for clinical practice.
Identified specific examples of taxonomic changes that may affect clinicians.

Implication

Analysis discusses taxonomic changes in fungi, their clinical impact, and solutions to stabilize nomenclature.

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Deng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d893406c1944d70ce044b8 https://doi.org/10.26599/ifungi.2026.9670010

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