Author | Hawksworth, D.L. |
Year | 1983 |
Title | A Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species then known. |
Source | 44pp, The British Lichen Society |
Illustrations | Two pages of line and stipple drawings at the back |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Reprinted from Lichenologist 15(1): 1-44, single-sided printing, so alternate pages are blank. A useful guide, but now (2004) rather outdated by the discovery of as many species again. A useful review in British Wildlife (vol 15, No 3, Feb 2004, pp 192-199) gives an overview of more recent developments. |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Microscope slides of spores/asci usually needed; staining with Melzer’s Iodine for asci. |
Identification difficulty | Comparatively straightforward, if the lichen is identified. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|
For identification | Current | FUNGI | true fungi | |
For identification | Current | ASCOMYCOTA | spore shooters, ascomycete | Fungi |
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