Fungi named in 2018

Flammulina filiformis, commonly called enoki mushroom, is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Physalacriaceae. Until recently, the species was considered to be conspecific with the European Flammulina velutipes, but DNA sequencing has shown that the two are distinct. It is widely cultivated as an edible mushroom in East Asia, where it is included in Japanese and Chinese cuisine.

Clitopaxillus alexandri is a species of fungus in the family Pseudoclitocybaceae. It has been given the recommended English name of Alexander's funnel. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid and resemble those of Clitocybe species. The species is saprotrophic and is mainly known from Europe.

Spongiporus floriformis is a species of fungus belonging to the family Dacryobolaceae. Synonym: Polyporus floriformis Quél., 1884 (= basionym)

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Russula agaricina is a fungus in the family, Russulaceae. It was first described in 1876 as Macowania agaricina by Károly Kalchbrenner, and in 2007, based on phylogenetic evidence was transferred to the genus, Russula, by Teresa Lebel and Jennifer Tonkin (but invalidly published). The name, Russula agaricina was validly published in 2018 by James Trappe and Todd Elliott.

Mucoromyceta is a subkingdom of fungi which includes the divisions Calcarisporiellomycota, Glomeromycota, Mortierellomycota and Mucoromycota. This enormous group includes almost all molds. Sources published prior to Tedersoo et al. 2018 refer to this taxon as a phylum Mucoromycota, with three subphyla. In a 2016 study using this older treatement of "Mucoromycota" equivalent to current Mucoromyceta, the group appears as sister to Dikarya. Informally known as zygomycetes I, Mucoromyceta includes Mucoromycotina, Mortierellomycotina, and Glomeromycotina, and consists of mainly mycorrhizal fungi,

Kickxellomycotina are a fungus grouping in the subkingdom of Zoopagomyceta Benny, 2007. The name was changed from "Harpellomycotina", because "Kickxellomycotina" had an older stem. It came from the genus Kickxella, named after Jean Kickx. Orders include Asellariales, Kickxellales, Dimargaritales, and Harpellales.

Zoopagomyceta is a subkingdom of fungi proposed in 2018. It is equivalent to the phylum Zoopagomycota M.E. Smith, Spatafora & Stajich in the original sense proposed in 2016.

Tzeanania is a monotypic genus of fungi established in 2018. It is the only genus in the family Tzeananiaceae and contains the single species Tzeanania taiwanensis. The species is a parasite which grows on fruiting bodies of the fungus Ophiocordyceps macroacicularis, which is itself a parasite of moth larvae. So far it is only known from one collection which was made in Taiwan. Within the order Pleosporales, it is quite like the common soil genus Phoma, which has asexual spores produced in similar conidia with a glassy appearance, and forming inside structures called pycnidia. However the

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Phaeotremella frondosa (synonym Tremella frondosa) is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae producing brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies). It is widespread in north temperate regions, and is parasitic on other species of fungi (Stereum spp.) that grow on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees.

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Seawardiella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It contains two species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichens.

Samsoniella is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Cordycipitaceae. It contains the economically-important Samsoniella hepiali, which has a medicine and health food market worth 10 billion RMB in China.

Pulchrocladia retipora, commonly known as the coral lichen, is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Found predominantly in Australasia, its habitats range from the Australian Capital Territory to New Zealand's North and South Islands, and even the Pacific region of New Caledonia, where it grows in coastal and alpine heathlands. The lichen features coral-like branches and subbranches with numerous intricate, netlike perforations. It is known by multiple names, with some sources referring to it by its synonym Cladia retipora, or the common name lace lichen. The lichen was

Pulchrocladia is a small genus of fruticose lichens in the family Cladoniaceae. It has three species. The genus was established in 2018 when DNA studies revealed that the traditional genus Cladia contained several distinct evolutionary groups, leading scientists to separate them into different genera. These ground-dwelling lichens are found only in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, where they form coral-like cushions with intricate lattice patterns in open heathlands, bogs, and coastal areas.

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Neoprotoparmelia is a genus of crustose lichens that was created in 2018. It contains 24 tropical and subtropical species that mostly grow on bark. Neoprotoparmelia is in the subfamily Protoparmelioideae of the family Parmeliaceae, along with the morphologically similar genera Protoparmelia and Maronina.

Mortierellales is a monotypic fungal order, within the phylum of Zygomycota and the monotypic, division of Mortierellomycota. It contains only 1 known family, Mortierellaceae, and 6 genera and around 129 species.

The Herpomycetales is an order of fungi within the class Laboulbeniomycetes. The order includes a single dioecious genus, Herpomyces, with 27 accepted species of obligate ectoparasites that are associated exclusively with cockroaches. Like the Laboulbeniales order, they produce cellular thalli. However, the thalli of Herpomyces are developmentally and morphologically unique. The order was described in 2019 based on the phylogenetic analysis of three gene regions. A more recent phylogeny found that Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales are not sister clades, which provides evidence for the idea

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Coppinsiella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It contains five species of corticolous and saxicolous (bark- and rock-dwelling) crustose lichens with a distribution in Europe, Asia, and North America. Coppinsiella bears resemblance to the genus Athallia, but it is distinguished by its more developed thallus, typically featuring distinctive crater-like soralia and zeorine-form apothecia (fruiting bodies), which lack a thalline margin.

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Calcarisporiellaceae is a family of fungi within the subkingdom Mucoromyceta. It is the only family in the order Calcarisporiellales, class Calcarisporiellomycetes, subphylum Calcarisporiellomycotina and phylum Calcarisporiellomycota. It contains two known genera, Calcarisporiella and Echinochlamydosporium. The two genera each have one species.

Calcarisporiellaceae is a family of fungi within the subkingdom Mucoromyceta. It is the only family in the order Calcarisporiellales, class Calcarisporiellomycetes, subphylum Calcarisporiellomycotina and phylum Calcarisporiellomycota. It contains two known genera, Calcarisporiella and Echinochlamydosporium. The two genera each have one species.

Bellicidia is a fungal genus in the family Ramalinaceae. It comprises the single species Bellicidia incompta, a widely distributed corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen.

Aquacidia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Ectolechiaceae. It has three species, which occur in Europe and North America. Lichens in this genus can form thalli that cover vast areas of substrate. For example, in Holland, the lichens can form large colonies in sheltered rock crevices between boulders in dikes.

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Amaropostia stiptica is a rare, bitter-tasting species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is known for being one of the most bitter-tasting substances ever tested, surpassing denatonium benzoate in sensory assays. This fungus forms woody, shelf-like fruiting bodies and typically grows on dead or decaying hardwood in tropical and subtropical forests.