Author | Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. |
Year | 1989 |
Title | Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics |
ISBN | 1 872291 00 7 |
Series | British Fungus Flora |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office |
Illustrations | Line drawings at the back |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Key to Genera, and then for each genus, Key to Species followed by detailed species accounts. This work covers several genera which have little in common beyond the pleurotoid growth form (ie with gills and stipe lateral or absent), but this is actually quite a useful selection and includes a number of little known taxa. The Crepidotus key doesn’t use the very handy character of clamps on the pileal epicutis (see Pegler & Young 1972) |
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Key to Agaricoid genera omits *Rimbachia* (keys to couplet 13) and *Cyphellostereum* (keys to couplet 22, but is on *Polytrichum*). Page 75: couplet 7: *flabelliformis* should be "> 4.5µm" Page 150: figs 148-152 are *Ramicola haustellaris* (as indicated on p100), not *R. centunculus* (I think). |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Spore prints, microscopy of spores, cystidia, etc |
Identification difficulty | Mostly straightforward, although Hohenbuehelia, in particular can be difficult to identify (and spell!) |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Cheimonophyllum candidissimum | Snowy Oysterling | Fungi: Agaricales: Cyphellaceae |
For identification | Current | Clitopilus | a genus of toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Entolomataceae |
For identification | Current | Entoloma | pinkgills | Fungi: Agaricales: Entolomataceae |
For identification | Current | Crepidotus | oysterlings | Fungi: Agaricales: Inocybaceae |
For identification | Current | Pleuroflammula ragazziana | Fungi: Agaricales: Inocybaceae | |
For identification | Current | Pleurotellus | a genus of toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Inocybaceae |
For identification | Current | Simocybe | a genus of twiglet toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Inocybaceae |
For identification | Current | Hypsizygus tessulatus | a leech toadstool | Fungi: Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae |
For identification | Current | Hypsizygus ulmarius | Elm Leech, Elm Oyster | Fungi: Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae |
For identification | Current | Ossicaulis lignatilis | Mealy Oyster | Fungi: Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae |
For identification | Current | Chaetocalathus craterellus | an ear toadstool | Fungi: Agaricales: Marasmiaceae |
For identification | Current | Pleurocybella porrigens | Angel’s Wings | Fungi: Agaricales: Marasmiaceae |
For identification | Current | Panellus | a genus of oysterling toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Mycenaceae |
For identification | Current | Omphalotus illudens | Jack O’lantern | Fungi: Agaricales: Omphalotaceae |
For identification | Current | Rhodotus palmatus | Wrinkled Peach | Fungi: Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
For identification | Current | PLEUROTACEAE | oyster fungi | Fungi: Agaricales |
For identification | Current | Hohenbuehelia | a genus of oyster fungi | Fungi: Agaricales: Pleurotaceae |
For identification | Current | Plicatura crispa | Crimped Gill | Fungi: Agaricales |
For identification | Current | Schizophyllum commune | Splitgill, Common Porecrust | Fungi: Agaricales: Schizophyllaceae |
For identification | Current | Melanotus | a genus of oysterling toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Strophariaceae |
For identification | Current | Arrhenia | a genus of toadstools | Fungi: Agaricales: Tricholomataceae |
For identification | Current | Omphalina mutila | Bog Navel | Fungi: Agaricales: Tricholomataceae |
For identification | Current | Phyllotopsis nidulans | Orange Oyster, Orange Mock Oyster | Fungi: Agaricales: Tricholomataceae |
For identification | Current | Resupinatus | a genus of oysterling fungi | Fungi: Agaricales: Tricholomataceae |
For identification | Current | Tapinella panuoides | Oyster Rollrim | Fungi: Boletales: Tapinellaceae |
For identification | Current | Muscinupta laevis | a cyphellaceous fungus | Fungi: Hymenochaetales |
For identification | Current | Faerberia carbonaria | Firesite Funnel | Fungi: Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
For identification | Current | Lentinus | a genus of toadstools | Fungi: Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
For identification | Current | Panus conchatus | Lilac Oysterling | Fungi: Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
For identification | Current | Lentinellus cochleatus | Aniseed Cockleshell | Fungi: Russulales: Auriscalpiaceae |
For identification | Current | Lentinellus ursinus | Bear Cockleshell | Fungi: Russulales: Auriscalpiaceae |
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