Author | Watling, R. |
Year | 1973 |
Title | Identification of the Larger Fungi |
ISBN | 0 7175 0595 2 |
Series | Hulton Group Keys |
Type | Book/Report |
Source | Hulton Group Keys, 281pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. |
Illustrations | Line 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 & Comments | If 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 url | www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/188559 |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|
For identification | Current | AGARICOMYCETIDAE | a subclass of basidiomycetes | Fungi |
For identification | Current | [Macromycetes] | larger fungi, macrofungi | Fungi |
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