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Arab Society for Fungal Conservation
Arab Society for Fungal Conservation (ASFC) founded in 2013 as a scientific and cultural society aims to promote, protect and develop ecosystems. More »
Medicinal Mushrooms
Medicinal Mushrooms are natural compounds that can promote health. Find out why the medicinal mushroom industry is lying to you - and what you can do about it. More »
Frontiers in Scientific Reports (FSR)
Frontiers in Scientific Reports (FSR) is an open access journal which publishes original papers in all aspects of science, engineering and Medicine by the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation. More »
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African Mycological Association (AfriMA)
The African Mycological Association promotes mycology amongst members in Africa & globally and aims to raise awareness of the importance of fungi and their conservation. More »
Promoting Conservation Through Art
A new attractive tool to raise national and international awareness on fungal conservation is drawing of fungi in many attractive portraits. More »
Climate Changes and Nile Delta Fungi
This project aims to establish baseline information about delta macrofungi and effects of climate changes on selected species along with evaluating their current conservation status. More »
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MbZ Species Conservation Fund
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is a significant philanthropic endowment established to provide targeted grants to species conservation initiatives.More »
Saint Katherine Project
A group of scientists and volunteers launched a pioneer Community and Environmental Services Center as a project in the community of Saint Katherine, South Sinai, Egypt. More »
ICMAIM-2024
The 3rd International Conference on Medical, Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology (ICMAIM 2024) will be held by the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation. Further updates will follow soon. More »
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Egypt Mycologists' Network (EMN)
EMN is founded by Abdel-Azeem during the deceleration of the first Egyptian Fungus Day in 2016. EMN is a structured network laboratories, libraries of Egyptian mycologists and with a steering committee to guide and promote best practice in mycology.More »
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Suez Canal University Fungarium
Suez Canal University Fungarium (SCUF WDCM1180) is a trusted resource center housing a diverse assortment of filamentous fungi and yeasts, representing over 900 species including 270 genera.More »
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Microbial Biosystems (MB)
Microbial Biosystems is an open access, non-profit, and peer reviewed journal which publishes original papers in all aspects of microbial biology by the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation. More »
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Egypt's National Fungus Day
In 2014 and 2016 Abdel-Azeem "the founder of Arab Society for Fungal Conservation" proposed a good candidate for celebration of Egypt's National Fungus Day on the 20th of February each year. More »
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Mykoweb Resources
Welcome to MykoWeb, WWW pages devoted to the science of mycology (the study of the fungi) and the hobby of mushrooming (the pursuit of mushrooms). It is a production of Michael Wood, a past president of the Mycological Society of San Francisco. MykoWeb was started in the fall of 1995 and was one of the first internet mycology mushrooming sites. More »
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International Mycological Association
The International Mycological Association, founded in 1971, represents the interests of over 30,000 mycologists worldwide. It is a non profit making organization, the purpose of which is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches. More »
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IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organisation, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. More »
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MENA - National Biodiversity Reports
Fungi need protection just as much as animals and plants. If your country signed up to the Rio Convention [CBD] then your government has promised to deliver that protection. More »
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Greek Mushroom Society
Every year Grevena acquires sculptures, constructions and a thematic park, all related to mushrooms, while various actions are organized and strengthen a mushroom-based identity. In 2012, the Panhellenic association "Greek Mushroom Society" based on Grevena was established. More »
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Lost and Found Fungi Project in MENA
This project will focus on fungi that have been rarely recorded from MENA, carrying out targeted surveys to establish whether they are still there, and if so whether they are genuinely rare or merely under-reported.More »
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ASFC's Award
These medals represent the highest honours bestowed by the ASFC, and presentation of the awards is normally at international mycological conferences. The Committee may, however, choose not to award either medal at a particular international mycological conferences. More »
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African Fungus Day
Mycologists in Africa agreed to consider the 25th of May as the African Fungus Day as on 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa.More »
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The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) began in 2007 with the bold idea to provide a webpage for every living species in the globe by experts and scientists. More »
Introduction
The information concerning the fungi of Egypt is still incomplete and cannot be fully documented without an updated checklist of all taxa reported for the country. The present contribution assesses the diversity of fungi in Egypt.
The present contribution assesses the diversity of fungi in Egypt. In addition, major groups of fungi are discussed briefly to highlight the extent of their diversity, followed by examples of habitats that are unique and deserve greater attention.
These data show that the present contribution is a preliminary one concerning the diversity of Egyptian fungi, and therefore this summation is intended to enhance our knowledge of, and stimulate research into, the fungi of Egypt.
Total recorded species
After the omission of duplicate names, name correction, allowance for synonyms and taxonomic assignments of all reported taxa from Egypt, the number of the Egyptian fungi recorded is 2 420 taxa belonging to 760 genera.
At the generic level, some genera exhibit an extraordinary high species richness such as Aspergillus (100 spp.) and Penicillium (83). Other genera show moderate richness such as Chaetomium (53 spp.), Fusarium (49), Puccinia (41), Pythium (30) and Alternaria (27).
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