Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Introductions of the New Code of Fungal Nomenclature and Recent Trends in Transition into One Fungus/One Name System

Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, 441-707, Korea

Correspondence to funguy@korea.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June 30, 2012, 40(2):73-77.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2012.40.2.73
(Received June 12, 2012. Revised June 17, 2012. Accepted June 20, 2012)
Published: June 30, 2012.
© The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

Nomenclatural code for fungi was dramatically modified in the 18th International Botanical Congress (IBC) held in Melbourne, Australia in July 2011. Its name was changed into International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (ICN), which was formerly called as International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) of the Vienna Code of 2005. The most important change for fungi is abandoning dual nomenclature and introducing one fungus/one name system (2013. 1). Since more than 10,000 species of fungal names should be re-named based on this new classification system (one fungus/one name system), it is challenging to both mycologists and taxonomic users such as plant pathologists and food scientists. Here, we introduced background, progress and future plan for its transition into one fungus/one name system. The new code is allowing electronic-only publication of names of new taxa (2102. 1) and the requirement for a Latin validating diagnosis was changed to allow either English or Latin for the publication of a new name (2011. 1). Furthermore, pre-publication deposit of key nomenclatural information in a recognized repository is mandatory in ICN (2013. 1). The aims of this manuscript are to introduce new code of fungal nomenclature and recent trends in one fungus/one name system to Korean mycological society.

Keywords

International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (ICN), One fungus/one name system, Electronic publication, English description, Recognized repository

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