Ainsworth and Bisby's dictionary of the fungi

This is the one essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime moulds and yeasts). This new edition, with more than 20,500 entries, provides the most complete listing of generic names of and terms used to describe fungi available. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution, and key references are given. Diagnoses of families, orders and higher categories are included for most groups. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and broad accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature). All information has been updated as necessary since the publication of the eighth edition in 1995. In addition the ninth edition has the following new features: a refined classification of fungal phyla reflecting the latest molecular evidence, including a major revision of the classification of the Ascomycota; a full integration of anamorphic genera in the classification; a revised synopsis of the proposed classification. The ninth edition of an essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime moulds and yeasts). This 2001 edition, with more than 20,500 entries, provides the most complete listing of generic names of and terms used to describe fungi at that time. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution, and key references are given. Diagnoses of families, orders and higher categories are included for most groups. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and broad accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature). All information has been updated as necessary since the publication of the eighth edition in 1995. In addition the ninth edition has the following new features: a refined classification of fungal phyla reflecting the latest molecular evidence, including a major revision of the classification of the Ascomycota; a full integration of anamorphic genera in the classification; a revised synopsis of the proposed classification. This Is The One Essential Handbook For All Who Work With Or Are Interested In Fungi (including Lichens, Slime Moulds And Yeasts). This New Edition, With More Than 20,500 Entries, Provides The Most Complete Listing Of Generic Names Of And Terms Used To Describe Fungi Available. For Each Genus, The Authority, The Date Of Publication, Status, Systematic Position, Number Of Accepted Species, Distribution And Key References Are Given. Diagnoses Of Families, Orders And Higher Categories Are Included For Most Groups. In Addition, There Are Biographic Notes, Information On Well-known Metabolites And Mycotoxins, And Broad Accounts Of Almost All Pure And Applied Aspects Of The Subject (including Citations Of Important Literature). All Information Has Been Updated As Necessary Since The Publication Of The 8th Edition In 1995--jacket. Dictionary Of The Fungi -- Systematic Arrangement. By P.m. Kirk ... [et Al.] ; With The Assistance Of A. Aptroot ... [et Al.]. Rev. Ed. Of: Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary Of The Fungi / Prepared By The International Mycological Institute. 8th Ed. Includes Bibliographical References. "This is the one essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime moulds and yeasts). This new edition, with more than 20,500 entries, provides the most complete listing of generic names of and terms used to describe fungi available. For each genus, the authority, the date of publication, status, systematic position, number of accepted species, distribution and key references are given. Diagnoses of families, orders and higher categories are included for most groups. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and broad accounts of almost all pure and applied aspects of the subject (including citations of important literature). All information has been updated as necessary since the publication of the 8th edition in 1995."--BOOK JACKET. Dictionary of generic and common names of fungi and lichens. Also includes taxonomic entries, terms on general mycological topics, and biographical notes on outstanding mycologists and lichenologists. 1st ed., 1943; 5th ed., 1961.