AuthorHawksworth, D.L.
Year1983
TitleA Key to the Lichen-forming, Parasitic, Parasymbiotic and Saprophytic Fungi occurring on Lichens in the British Isles
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British species then known.
Source44pp, The British Lichen Society
IllustrationsTwo 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 A useful guide, but now (2004) rather outdated by the discovery of as many species again.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 PreparationMicroscope slides of spores/asci usually needed; staining with Melzer’s Iodine for asci.
Identification difficultyComparatively straightforward, if the lichen is identified.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentFUNGItrue fungi
For identificationCurrentASCOMYCOTAspore shooters, ascomyceteFungi
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