AuthorWatling, R.
Year1973
TitleIdentification of the Larger Fungi
ISBN0 7175 0595 2
SeriesHulton Group Keys
TypeBook/Report
SourceHulton Group Keys, 281pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
IllustrationsLine drawings of fruitbodies and microsopy
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Introduces the microsopical techniques used to identify mushrooms and toadstools using a selection of common species from different habitats to demonstrate the diagnostic features.

The microscope is the single most essential tool for the serious mycologist, amateur or otherwise. This is still the best introduction to using the microscope to identify fungi.

Now available for download on BHL.

Errata, Corrigenda & CommentsIf ordering this book, beware that the ISBN is shared by Avery, R.A. "Identification of Animal Parasites" in the same series.
Examine Compound Microscope
Website urlwww.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/188559

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentAGARICOMYCETIDAEa subclass of basidiomycetesFungi
For identificationCurrent[Macromycetes]larger fungi, macrofungiFungi
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