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In order to place fungal nomenclature on a better basis, the International Mycological Association (IMA), which constitutes the IUBS Section for General Mycology, has assumed responsibility for MycoBank. At present around 1,200 new scientific names for fungi are introduced each year, dispersed through a multitude of scientific journals and books, and a timely method of co-ordinating information on these has become essential. MycoBank is a database in which all newly described fungi and new names of fungi can be deposited and stored along with key nomenclatural and descriptive material. Each name is given a unique reference number, and several leading mycological journals (e.g. Fungal Diversity, Mycological Research, Mycotaxon, Studies in Mycology), have made the prior deposition of new names in MycoBank a requirement for publication. The deposition numbers are cited when names are published in the journals in a parallel manner to the way GenBank numbers are used. In the interests of scientific communication, the International Mycological Association would like you to consider making the deposition of new names of fungi in MycoBank. MycoBank Scientific Advisory Board: MycoBank Curators:
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