Unified nomenclature for anamorphic fungi or fungi with a pleomorphic life cycle adopted at the 18th International Botanical Congress (IBC2011, Melbourne)

Abstract

Among the important changes for fungi in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) adopted at the 18th International Botanical Congress (IBC2011, Melbourne, July 2011), the drastic change from dual nomenclature to unified nomenclature for anamorphic fungi or fungi with a pleomorphic life cycle (Art. 59) was explained with a special focus.