fungal names

fungal names provides a comprehensive nomenclatural repository and knowledge base for fungal taxonomy, aggregating published fungal names, type specimen and collection records, and sequence-alignment identification resources to support accurate nomenclature and taxonomic verification.

Key Features:

• Official repository: Fungal Names (FN) is recognized as one of three official fungal nomenclatural repositories authorized by the International Nomenclature Committee for Fungi (NCF).
• Extensive database: Contains over 567,000 taxon names compiled from more than 10,000 journals and books published since 1596.
• Integration with specimens and collections: Links nomenclature to type specimens/illustrations, culture collections, herbaria/fungaria and publications, including over 147,000 collection records from more than 5,000 preserving agencies worldwide.
• Knowledge base: Encapsulates historical and recent nomenclatural information to provide contextual insights into taxonomic changes.
• Search capabilities: Provides keyword- and strategy-based search with name categorization that adheres to established nomenclature rules.
• Name checking tool: Includes a standardized name-checking tool to verify the accuracy of fungal names.
• Sequence alignment-based identification: Offers an identification package based on sequence alignment to support registration and typification of nomenclatural novelties.

Scientific Applications:

• Taxonomic revision and nomenclatural research: Supports revisionary work and verification of published fungal names and nomenclatural status.
• Verification of type material and collections-based research: Facilitates linking names to type specimens, culture collections and herbaria records for verification and curation.
• Sequence-based identification and typification: Enables sequence-alignment-based identification to assist registration and typification of new fungal names.
• Historical and biodiversity studies: Aggregates literature and nomenclatural data dating back to 1596 to support historical taxonomic and biodiversity research.

Methodology:

Aggregates published names from literature and links them to specimen and collection records, implements keyword-based search and name categorization according to nomenclature rules, provides a standardized name-checking tool, and offers sequence-alignment-based identification.