Recent, new and exciting developments and changes in the taxonomy of medically important fungi are reviewed and discussed. A number of the major genera and species have been reevaluated, some redefined, and others named as new taxa. Many taxonomic problems have been resolved owing to a better appreciation and understanding of conidiogenesis, morphogenesis, metabolic pathways, serological characters, and the cellular components of the fungi.
A better appreciation of anamorph(s)-teleomorph connections will aid medical mycologists in understanding the whole fungus. Several problems, however, still exist, which require additional data before they can be adequately resolved.
