Fungi named in 2022

The Auriculariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Auriculariales. Species within the family were formerly referred to the "heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 100 species are known worldwide. All are believed to be saprotrophic, most growing on dead wood. Fruit bodies of several Auricularia species are cultivated for food on a commercial scale, especially in China.

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Thaxterogaster pluvius is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.

Thaxterogaster occidentalis, commonly known as the western purple-staining webcap, The gills are adnexed to notched. is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.

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Calonarius is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae.

Volvanarius is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae.

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Aureonarius is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae.

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Lecaimmeria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecideaceae. Established in 2022, it comprises 13 species of lichens that grow on rock surfaces (saxicolous) and form a thin, crust-like covering (crustose) on their substrate. These lichens are characterised by their glossy, orange to red-brown outer layer (thallus) and sunken fruiting bodies (apothecia) with red-brown centres. Lecaimmeria species are typically found in harsh environments at high altitudes or latitudes, particularly in mountainous regions of western China and across parts of Eurasia. The genus was created to

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Gilbertaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae, comprising four species of crustose lichens found primarily in arctic and alpine environments. The genus is characterised by its thin, crust-like growth on rocks and dead plant material, black button-like reproductive structures (apothecia), and frequent association with blue-green algae of the genus Stigonema. Molecular studies published in 2022 revealed that several previously misunderstood species, formerly classified in different genera, formed a distinct evolutionary lineage. The genus is unique within its

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Cortinarius sulfurinus is a species of fungus belonging to the family Cortinariaceae. Synonym: Cortinarius sulfurinus var. sulfurinus Quél., 1884

Brianiopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. It comprises seven species of crustose lichens. The genus was established in 2022 to accommodate species previously classified in Rimularia and Lambiella that form a distinct evolutionary lineage based on DNA analysis. Species are characterised by thalli composed of rounded, strongly convex segments (areoles) that sometimes develop short stalks, and by the presence of stictic acid-related compounds rather than gyrophoric acid in their tissues.

Zyzygomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Filobasidiaceae. It has the following species: Zyzygomyces aipoliae Diederich, Millanes, F.Berger & Ertz Zyzygomyces bachmannii (Diederich & M.S.Christ.) Diederich & Millanes Zyzygomyces bunodophori Dierderich, Etayo & Palice Zyzygomyces leucodermiae Diederich, Millanes, Ertz, Etayo & Flakus Zyzygomyces mobergii Diederich & Millanes Zyzygomyces physciacearum (Diederich) Diederich, Millanes & Wedin Zyzygomyces physconiae Diederich, Millanes, P.Pinault & Brackel Zyzygomyces polyblastidii Diederich, Flakus, Etayo & Rodr.Flakus

Xyloelixia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. It comprises four species. The genus was established in 2022 to accommodate wood-dwelling species that were previously classified in Xylographa but form a distinct evolutionary lineage based on DNA analysis. Species are characterised by thalli dominated by dense clusters of granular isidia with blackened tips, and they produce confriesiic and friesiic acids as their main lichen products. The genus is known from widely scattered locations, including Australia, North America, and southern South America, but individual

Wilketalia is a fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It is monotypic, containing the single species Wilketalia citrinoides, a saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen found in the Bolivian Andes.

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Rhizoplaca ouimetensis is a saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen species in the family Lecanoraceae. Uniquely identified by its sorediate form—a feature not observed in other Rhizoplaca species—it was discovered in Ontario, Canada, specifically within the Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park.

Peltigera alkalicola is a rare species of terricolous (ground-dwelling) foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. First described in 2022 from specimens collected in the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania, it is characterised by its unique ecological preferences. Analysis of DNA samples indicate that the lichen may also occur in Alaska, USA, and Ningxia, China, suggesting a wider distribution in cold, montane ecosystems.

Mystinarius is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae.

Lecaimmeria iranica is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecideaceae. It forms a brown, cracked crust on rock, with the small fruiting bodies (apothecia) typically sunken into the thallus surface. The species was originally described in 2011 as Immersaria iranica and was transferred to the newly established genus Lecaimmeria in 2022. It can be distinguished from related species by its conspicuous pycnidia, which open by star-shaped cracks. The lichen occurs on calcareous and siliceous rock in montane steppes in Iran, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and China (Xinjiang/Inner Mongolia).

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Iqbalia is a single-species fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae. It contains Iqbalia kashmirensis, a saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen found in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Immersaria venusta is a species of rock-dwelling, crustose lichen-forming fungus in the family Lecideaceae. It is a rusty brown lichen with flat black fruiting bodies, found at alpine elevations of about 3,900–4,300 m in western China. The species was described in 2022 and is distinguished from related species by the shape and colour of its surface patches and its smaller ascospores.

Immersaria ferruginea is a species of crustose lichen-forming fungus in the family Lecideaceae. It is a greyish-brown, rock-dwelling lichen with densely crowded, black fruiting bodies, found at alpine elevations of about 3,800–4,300 m in western China. The species was described in 2022 and is named for the rusty-brown tones of its thallus.