Agaricales of Java and Bali
Mushrooms occuring in Java and Bali are documented in these pages.
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All Species Foundation
A foundation that aims to promote the discovery and description of all species of life on earth.
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American Society of Plant Taxonomists
This site includes the ASPT newsletter, and information about the ASPT journal Systematic Botany, and Systematic Botany Monographs.
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Ananet
The taxonomy of anamorphic fungi is the topic of this discussion forum/electronic newsletter maintained by Keith Seifert of Agriculture Canada.
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Anateleo
Anateleo is a database of anamorph-teleomorph connections. Anamorphs are the asexual reproductive states of ascomycetes and basidiomycetes; a special article of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature allows us to give them their own names. This database includes only ascomycetes, so far, and is searchable either by anamorph or holomorph (=teleomorph) names. Opportunity is provided for new submissions (with documentation) and corrections.
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Armillaria
Tom Volk has made available on the web his key to Armillaria species, accompanied by lots of information on the history and taxonomy of the genus.
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Basidiomycete phylogeny
Researchers interested in the phylogeny of basidiomycetes now have a home on the WWW that includes a list of meetings and workshops, an address book of like-minded mycologists, and a bibliography of relevant references.
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Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles
This project aims to create a baseline inventory of the Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. The study area includes Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and also some islands of the Lesser Antilles: St. John and the US Virgin Islands. These web pages include some nice photographs of mushrooms and their allies, and keys to selected genera. D.J. Lodge, T.J. Baroni, L. Ryvarden, and K.K. Nakasone are the principal investigators.
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Biocode
Rules for naming organisms are currently governed by several different codes, depending on the group you're considering: for Fungi we use rules set forth in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (q.v.). Some argue there should be a single system of rules for naming all organisms; a draft version of this proposed "Biocode" is provided at this web site.
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Bruns Lab web pages
Laboratory of Dr. Tom D. Bruns, University of California at Berkeley, USA. Copies of many of Dr. Bruns' papers are available. A database of DNA sequences to facilitate identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi is available through these pages. The database was described by Bruns et al. in Molecular Ecology 7: 257-272 (1998) and has been recently updated.
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Caliciales
Lichenized members of the Caliciales are treated on this site, which provides keys, illustrations, and taxonomic and ecological information, with a focus on Scandinavian representation.
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Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS)
CBS is an important center for mycological research in The Netherlands. Their extensive culture collection can be searched on many criteria, including cultural characteristics. CBS also provides access to nomenclatural databases on the Aphyllophorales and the genus Fusarium, and archives of an ongoing discussion on fungal nomenclature.
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Checklist of Lichens of North America
T.L. Esslinger's cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada is an important resource for American lichenologists. It includes lists of synonyms and some nomenclatural notes.
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Chytrid fungi online
A website devoted to chytrids, a group of microscopic, mostly aquatic fungi. The site focuses on the taxonomy of the order Chytriales, but provides good introductory discussion of chytrids in general. A searchable literature database, photogallery, and isolation methods are among the resources presented.
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Collybia
A WWW adaptation of Roy Halling's 1983 monograph entitled "A revision of Collybia sensu lato in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada." The site includes an online key and index to taxa in Collybia, Rhodocollybia, and Gymnopus.
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Comparative studies on the macrofungi of China and eastern North America
Qiuxin Wu and Greg Mueller document fungi which have disjunct distributions in China and eastern North America.
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Concise Descriptions of North American Ectomycorrhizae
An identification guide edited by D.M. Goodman, D.M. Durall, J.A. Trofymow and S.M. Berch.
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Conserved plant names: proposals and disposals
The Smithsonian Institution provides this searchable index to plant and fungus names that have been the subject of proposals to conserve or reject under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (q.v.). All such proposals are published in the journal Taxon.
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Coprinus
Technical keys and taxonomic resources on inky cap mushrooms (Coprinus species) are provided through this web page, which also includes a downloadable mushroom identification program.
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Cornell Center for Fungal Biology
The CCFB is building a database of fungal diversity at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve in Central New York, including images. The Preserve is owned by the Finger Lakes Land Trust.
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Cortbase: nomenclature of corticioid fungi
A nomenclatural database of corticioid fungi is available for download at this site. The Corticiaceae are a group of basidiomycetes that, on a macroscopic level, look a lot like a splash of paint on wood. Up close they can be strikingly beautiful.
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Deep Hypha website
An ambitious project aimed at refining our understanding of the phylogeny of all fungi. The Deep Hypha webpage includes the original proposal to the National Science Foundation (USA), a discussion group, list of participants, schedule of proposed symposia, and links to offsite resources.
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DELTA
DELTA (DEscription Language for TAxonomy) is a powerful software package for IBM-compatible computers that facilitates character analysis in taxonomic and phyogenetic studies. Through add-on Intkey software, users can create identification keys from on DELTA datasets.
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DERMBASE: names of Dermateaceae
DERMBASE is a nomenclatural database of fungal names in the family Dermateaceae, a difficult family of discomycetes. It has been compiled by Burghard Hein.
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Dictionary of the Fungi
The systematic arrangement of fungal genera as suggested in Ainsworth and Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi (8th edition) can be searched online.
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Digital Exsiccate of Fungi
The developing Digital Exsiccate Pages provide thorough descriptions of genera and species of fungi with illustrations and keys to species. They are an impressive effort of the mycology program at University Tübingen in Germany and the University of Göteborg, Sweden.
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Dutch Herbaria: catalog of type specimens
This database of type specimens held in herbaria in the Netherlands is searchable by taxon, author, and many other fields. It includes about 55,000 specimens of plants, fungi and lichens held at Amsterdam (AMD), Leiden (L), Utrecht (U) and Wageningen (WAG). Images of some specimens are available.
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Electronic Image Management Guide
Sabine Huhndorf and her group at the Chicago Field Museum (USA) provide this user-friendly guide to digital imaging of fungi using a microscope, video camera, and computer.
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Expert Center for Taxonomic Information (ETI)
ETI develops information systems, and promotes knowledge in taxonomy and biodiversity. ETI maintains a directory of expert taxonomists across all disciplines (add your name!).
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Flammulina web page
A taxonomic revision of the mushroom genus Flammulina (fuzzy foot mushrooms) is provided by R.H. Petersen, K.W. Hughes, and S.A. Redhead. The site includes a discussion of the family Xerulaceae and a key to Flammulina species.
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FloraMap
This computer program from CIAT can be used to map the distributions of plants and other organisms, especially in tropical parts of the world.
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Freshwater Ascomycetes and their Anamorphs
The freshwater ascomycete database is a compilation of water-dwelling unitunicate and bitunicate taxa, their substrates and distributions, and their anamorphic states, many species are illustrated by fine microphotographs. It is maintained by Carol Shearer of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA).
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Fritschiana
A publication of the Herbarium des Institutes für Botanik der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz. Fritschiana includes indices to specimens in the exsiccatae Lichenotheca Graecensis and Mycotheca Graecensis.
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FungalWeb
FungalWeb provides a searchable classification system for fungi. It incorporates links to other databases including anamorph-teleomorph relationships, DNA and protein sequences, and fungal nomenclature.
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Fungimap
Fungimap is an Australian project aiming to improve our understanding of the distribution of native Australian fungi. The Fungimap website includes the newsletter, and provides information on target species and other fungi of Australia.
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FunIndex
A massive, searchable index of names of fungi, provided by CABI Bioscience (q.v.). These pages also include the classification from the Dictionary of the Fungi, Species2000, and the CABI culture collection (IMI).
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Fusarium
These pages include abstracts from the 8th International Fusarium Workshop (U.K.), news of the next workshop, and links of interest to Fusarium workers.
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Fusarium Internotes
Newsletter of the International Soceity for Plant Pathology Committee on Fusarium.
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FusKey
An interactive key to the species of Fusarium complete with illustrations and references to pertinent literature. Courtesy of Keith Seifert of Agriculture Canada.
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Gruppo Micologico G. Camisola (Italy)
This mycological society in Asti, Italy provides illustrated guides to species of Helvella, Peziza, Boletus, and Inocybe that occur in Italy (in Italian).
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Hypomyces
An identification guide to species of Hypomyces, a genus of fungal parasites in the order Hypocreales. The site provides an interactive, synoptic key, lovely images, and descriptions of Hypomyces species.
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Index Herbariorum
The online version of the Index Herbariorum can be searched and updated online through the New York Botanical Garden.
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Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum)
The WWW version of the ING is a massive searchable index of generic names of organisms covered by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (including, of course, Fungi). A bibliographic citation, and information on typification, status, and classification are provided for each generic name.
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Index of Fungi
Names included in the important CABI Biosicence publication, "Index of Fungi" are searchable (along with other databases) through a WWW interface provided by the USDA-ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Lab.
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Index to American Botanical Literature
This useful and searchable Index to American Botanical Literature is provided by the New York Botanic Garden, and includes much useful bibliographic information about fungi.
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Index to Plantae Graecenses
This index to specimens included in Poelt et al.'s exsiccatae Plantae Graecenses was compiled by Christian Scheuer.
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Infoforum Schimmelpilz
Infoforum Schimmelpilz is a German site on molds, with a special focus on those that occur inside, where they're not wanted.
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International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
The current version of the ICBN (St. Louis Code, 2000) is available online in English and Slovak. Its appendices include lists of conserved and rejected names. The code specifies the rules by which plants and fungi are named.
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International Plant Names Index
This site provides a searchable index of names of seed plants, and also of the authors of plant and fungus names. This project doesn't aim to include fungal names; for mycologists it is most useful for looking up author names and abbreviations.
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Key to Cortinarius subg. Dermocybe
A key to the species of Cortinarius subgenus Dermocybe that occur in the Nordic countries of Europe.
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Key to North American Lactarius species
Michael Kuo's key to Lactarius species of North America facilitates identification based on macroscopic features.
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Laccaria in North America
Greg Mueller's handsome monograph of the mushroom genus Laccaria in North America includes keys, phylogenetic trees, photographs, morphological and ecological information.
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Lactarius in Sweden
Lists and illustrations of species of the mushroom genus Lactarius that occur in Sweden (in Swedish).
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LIAS
LIAS is a developing DELTA-based system to facilitate systematic studies of lichenized and lichenicolous Ascomycetes. It is coordinated by the Botanische Staatssammlung München.
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Lichen checklist of Japan
Lichens recorded from Japan since 1980 are listed on this page at the lichenology lab at Kochi University.
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Lichen Home Page
The Lichen Home Page serves a database of red-listed epiphytic lichens of Switzerland, complete with distribution maps.
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Lichen research at the Smithsonian Institute
This site provides a survey of lichen research going on at the Smithsonian Inst. (Washington D.C., USA). Among the included resources are checklists and keys for the lichenized fungi recorded from the Guianas; a nomenclator of names in the Parmeliaceae; a list of lichen types in the US National Herbarium; and a brief introduction to lichens.
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LichenLand
Lichenland provides a fine introduction to lichens for both professionals and amateurs. Synoptic keys to taxa and to terms lead to many fine images of lichens, a compilation of their characteristics, and pertinent literature.
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Lichens of the National Parks (USA)
A searchable listing of lichen species recorded from US National Parks is available through the Wisconsin Cooperative Park Studies Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Lichens: Keys
This survey of keys to various lichens available on the web was compiled by Harrie Sipman, who wrote more than a few of them himself.
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Mapping of Macromycetes in Norway
This project aims to provide information on the distribution and diversity of Norwegian macromycetes (larger fungi) in order to better understand and conserve fungal biodiversity.
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Matsushima Mycological Memoirs no. 8
Searchable text, plus illustrations from Matsushima Mycological Memoirs no. 8.
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Microfungal home page
Color images of many microfungi taken under the microscope. Over 100 genera of molds are represented.
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Microfungi Exsiccati
A series issued by the Botanische Staatssammlung München.
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Morels: identification of morels and false morels
Michael Kuo's illustrated guide to true (yummy) and false (potentially dangerous) morels.
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Moulds: their isolation, cultivation and identification
An online version of David Malloch's excellent guide to moulds (University of Toronto Press, 1981), complete with keys, media recipes, and illustrations of common genera. This book makes a great introduction to hyphomycetes for those with access to a microscope.
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Mushrooms and Toadstools of the Hampshire and Surrey borders
The Hampshire Fungus Recording group provides these images of mushrooms and their kin.
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Mushrooms of North Carolina
Mycology students at Duke University (NC, USA) have prepared this site documenting the mushrooms of North Carolina. Their excellent photographs are available here.
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Mycena Page
Photographs and descriptions of some (mainly European) species of the mushroom genus Mycena are provided by Arne Aronsen.
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Mycologue Publications
Mycologue is a publishing company founded by W. Bryce Kendrick. It provides books, teaching materials, and computerized keys to fungi (Canada). The site also includes information and many illustrations of fungi that complement Dr. Kendrick's textbook, The Fifth Kingdom (q.v.).
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Mycology Net
Mycology Net is a launching place for studies in systematic mycology, and includes a discussion forum, links to searchable literature databases and other resources.
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Mycology Online
Mycology Online is a guide to fungal pathogens of humans, the diseases they cause, and selected case studies. This Australian site is searchable, nicely illustrated (not for the squeamish!), and replete with information.
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Myconet
An online and print journal of mycological systematics, specializing in checklists, inventories, and notes on classification.
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Mycorrhiza information exchange
The Mycorrhiza Information Exchange covers everything you need: literature databases, job ads, teaching tips, images, inoculum sources, links, etc. Participation is invited.
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Mycotheca Generalis
This index to specimens included in Petrak's exsiccatae Mycotheca Generalis was compiled by Christian Scheuer.
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Myxo Web
This nice web site devoted to myxomycetes provides comprehensive information on the plasmodial slime molds, including some impressively gooey images.
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Names in Current Use-3e
NCU-3e is a searchable nomenclatural database of generic names in current use for organisms (including fungi) treated under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. This is an online version of a book published in 1993 by Koeltz Scientific as vol. 129 of the Regnum Vegetabile series.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI provides GenBank, an invaluable database of DNA sequences from all organisms. Use the taxonomy browser, or perform a BLAST search to find sequences of interest.
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North American Lichen Project
The North American Lichen Project includes essays on lichen biology and the uses of lichens by people and animals, as well as excerpts and lovely photographs from the forthcoming book Lichens of North America, by I.M. Brodo, S.D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff (Yale University Press).
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NZFungi: New Zealand Fungi
NZFungi is a database of fungal species reported from New Zealand. It includes a searchable interface for names, bibliographic references, collection data, and other attributes, and can generate distribution maps to illustrate its records. It is a handsome effort. It's worth finding the right web browser (a recent version of Internet Explorer) to fully access the data.
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Pezweb
This fine site provides comprehensive information on the discomycete order Pezizales (cup fungi which have operculate asci). The nice synoptic key will help you identify your specimens, especially if you collected them in western North America.
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Phylocode
A radical proposal to change the way we name organisms. The Phylocode is a system that defines species according to their phylogenetic relationships. It is presented by the authors as an alternative to "Linnaean" nomenclature of the sort governed by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (q.v.). Some problems remain to be worked out, such as how to refer to a species.
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PhysarumPlus
PhysarumPlus is a resource for researchers studying Physarum and allied slime molds. It includes life cycle information, a question and answer forum, images, protocols for culturing and molecular biology, and even an ode to Physarum.
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PhytID - for the identification of Phytophthora species
CABI Bioscience provides this online identifier of Phytophthora species. It is based on DNA data: you PCR-amplify the ITS region of the genome, cut it with restriction enzymes, then input your results for comparison to a database of known strains.
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Plant Diversity of Central French Guiana
The site documents an ongoing project of the New York Botanic Garden on the flora of French Guiana. It currently includes preliminary information on pyrenomycetes and loculoascomycetes from Sabine Huhndorf, as well as information on plant diversity.
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Plant Taxonomists Online
An online directory of plant taxonomists, including a few mycologists and lichenologists.
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Reliquiae Petrakianae
This index to specimens included in the exsiccatae Reliquiae Petrakianae was compiled by Christian Scheuer.
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Safrinet
A cooperative African effort to build resources in microbial systematics.
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Sclerotiniaceae and Rutstroemiaceae
These fine keys and information on the stromatic inoperculate discomycetes were prepared by Trond Schumacher and Arne Holst-Jensen. They focus on those taxa found in the Nordic countries.
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Singer Index
A searchable index to fungal names published by Rolf Singer, a North American expert on macrofungi. Extracted from Mueller and Wu's 1997 book: Mycological Contributions of Rolf Singer: Field Itinerary, Index to New Taxa, and List of Publications.
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Studies in the genus Amanita
Rod Tulloss' pages on the genus Amanita include photos, keys, and technical descriptions of selected species from various parts of the world.
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Studies in the Lasiosphaeriaceae
Sabine Huhndorf's website is entitled Studies in the Lasiosphaeriaceae: Monographs of two key genera and a family-level phylogeny. The site provides keys to genera as well as introductory and phylogenetic information on this family of perithecial ascomycetes in the order Sordariales.
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TAXACOM
A dynamic electronic mailing list for discussions on biosystematics, biogeography and collection curation. To subscribe, send a message to LISTSERV@listserv@usobi.org (leave subject line blank and omit signature): "signup taxacom your name" (e.g. signup taxacom Kathie Hodge)
TAXACOM archives are available for browsing and searching
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Taxonomic Resources and Expertise Directory
TRED is a growing directory of American taxonomists that is searchable by field of expertise. It is maintained by the Association of Systematics Collections.
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Texas Plant Disease Handbook
The Texas Plant Disease Handbook is a pretty comprehensive guide to plant diseases and the organisms that cause them.
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The Echinosteliales (Myxomycetes)
A taxonomic treatment of the Echinosteliales (a group of slime molds) prepared by Francisco Pando. An INTKEY identification resource for use with DELTA software (q.v.) is provided.
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The Lichenologist
A scientific journal of lichens.
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The Phlegmacium website
This yucky-sounding website is actually a lovely treatment of a subgenus of the very large mushroom genus, Cortinarius. Species of Cortinarius subgenus Phlegmacium in Denmark and neighboring Europe are named and illustrated on this site.
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The Russulales website
A guide to the genera Russula, Lactarius and hypogeous allies in the western hemisphere, thie site includes a useful bibliography, images, and illustrations of important characters and chemical tests.
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TRANSLAT: software for translating English to botanical Latin
Peter Bostock provides this DOS/Windows-based software for translating from English to botanical Latin.
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Tree of Life
This phylogenetic navigator provides a tree that shows the evolutionary relationships of living organisms, including fungi. It also supplies descriptive pages on selected terminal taxa. Like biological systematics itself, it's a work in progress.
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Tricholoma in Denmark
A checklist and illustrations of species of the elegant mushroom genus Tricholoma in Denmark.
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Trichomycetes of Chironomidae
These pages by R.W. Lichtwardt and L.C. Ferrington document on ongoing project on the taxonomy and co-evolution of Trichomycetes (fungi that inhabit insect guts) and their blackfly hosts. Keys to trichomycete orders and genera, an extensive literature database, and an overview of trichomycete systematics.
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TRITON
The Taxonomy Resource and Index To Organism Names is a developing database of nomenclatural information that covers all kingdoms of organisms.
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U.S. National Fungus Collections databases
This incredibly valuable USDA-ARS site is the superstar of all mycological internet resources. It provides searchable data from "Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the US;" and "Literature Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Fungi;" mycological literature reference databases; a listing of specimens in the National Fungus Collections (BPI); an index to Saccardo's "Sylloge Fungorum;" and and index to the "Index of Fungi." Alternate access is through telnet to fungi.ars-grin.gov (login USER; password: USER).
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UC Berkeley's Introduction to Fungi
The Museum of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley provides a well-prepared introduction to the kingdom Fungi, and also to two groups that have historically been studied by mycologists, the Oomycota and slime molds. Similar introductions are available for all other taxa. This link makes a valuable addition to any teaching program.
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Xylariaceae
Excellent monographic treatments of various genera of the family Xylariaceae (Ascomycota) by J.D. Rogers, Y.-M. Ju, and M.J. Adams. Keys are available for the genera Biscogniauxia, Creosphaeria, Daldinia, Discoxylaria, Entoleuca, Hypoxylon, Jumillera, Kretzschmaria, Kretzschmariella, Stilbohypoxylon, Vivantia, and Whalleya, and each species is illustrated and thoroughly described. An index to more than 1200 species epithets is provided for the treated genera. A key to genera of the Xylariaceae has recently been completed. Wow.
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Zoosporic Fungi Online
Zoosporic Fungi Online provides up-to-date information on fungi (chytrids) and things we used to think were fungi (stramenopiles). There are reviews of publications, tips on cultural methods, phylogenetic trees, and images.
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