Name Changes for Fungi of Medical Importance, 2018 to 2019

The current article summarizes recent changes in nomenclature for fungi of medical importance published in the years 2018 to 2019, including new species and revised names for existing ones. Many of the revised names have been widely adopted without further discussion. However, those that concern common pathogens of humans may take longer to achieve general usage, with new and current names reported together to engender increasing familiarity with the correct taxonomic classification.

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This article summarizes recent changes in nomenclature for medically important fungi from 2018 to 2019, including new species and revised names for existing ones. While many revised names have been widely adopted, names concerning common human pathogens may take longer to become generally used. New and current names are reported together to increase familiarity with the correct taxonomic classification.