Fungal Groups

​Taxon-based Specialist Groups

• IUCN SSC Slime Mold Specialist Group (previously known as the IUCN SSC Chytrid, Zygomycete, Downy Mildew & Myxomycete Specialist Group)

• IUCN SSC Cup-Fungi, Truffles and Allies Specialist Group

• IUCN SSC Lichen Specialist Group

• IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group

• IUCN SSC Rusts and Smuts Specialist Group

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Habitat-based Specialist Groups

• IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group

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Geographic-based Specialist Groups

• IUCN SSC Brazil Fungal Specialist Group

• IUCN SSC Colombia Fungal Specialist Group​​​

• IUCN SSC West and Central Africa Fungal Specialist Group (website pending)

 

Cross-Commission groups

• Fungal Use Group (FUse) - a taxonomic subgroup within the Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi). SULi is a joint initiative between the IUCN SSC and the IUCN CEESP (Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy).