FUNGI : discover the science and secrets behind the world of mushrooms

Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before! Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavor in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look: in a forest, under the sea, and in the kitchen. In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Lynne Boddy and Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills. Dive deep into this fun funghi book to further explore: - The latest scientific research on this cutting-edge topic. - A global spotters guide compiled by experts. - Detailed illustrations that bring mushrooms, their habitats, and their habits to life. - A beautiful, high-specification, lifestyle design package to a core reference topic that is currently trending. Humans have had a close relationship with mushrooms for thousands of years – from using the shiitake for healing, to telling stories of enchanted fairy rings, and cooking gourmet dishes with rare specimens. Bringing together technology, medicine, food, culture, and nature, this fascinating book will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us. With tips for mushroom spotting in any habitat, species identification notes, a grow-your-own guide and more, this book is the ultimate fungi-lover's companion. This New Edition, With More Than 21,000 Entries, Provides The Most Complete Listing Available Of Generic Names Of Fungi, Their Families And Orders, Their Attributes And Descriptive Terms. 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 And Details Of Orders And Higher Categories Are Included For All Groups Of Fungi. In Addition, There Are Biographic Notes, Information On Well-known Metabolites And Mycotoxins, And Concise 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 Ninth Edition In 2001. In Addition The Tenth Edition Has The Following New Features: A Completely New Classification Of The Kingdom Fungi Based On Recent Multi-gene Phylogenetics Research; A Major Revision Of The Classification Of The Basidiomycota And Substantial Modification Of The Basal Groups; Further Integration Or Anamorphic And Teleomorphic Genera In The Classification; Enhanced Distinctions Between The True Fungi And Unrelated Groups Traditionally Studied By Mycologists; And Improved Information An References To Publications. This Is The One Essential Handbook For All Who Work With Or Are Interested In Fungi (including Lichens, Slime Moulds, Yeasts And Fungal Analogues).--book Jacket. [edited] By P.m. Kirk ... [et Al.] ; With The Assistance Of T.v. Andrianova ... [et Al.]. This is the one essential handbook for all who work with or are interested in fungi (including lichens, slime moulds, yeasts and fungal analogues).This new edition, with more than 21,000 entries, provides the most complete listing available of generic names of fungi, their families and orders, their attributes and descriptive terms. 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 and details of orders and higher categories are included for all groups of fungi. In addition, there are biographic notes, information on well-known metabolites and mycotoxins, and concise 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 ninth edition in 2001. In addition the tenth edition has the following new features: a completely new classification of the Kingdom Fungi based on recent multi-gene phylogenetics research; a major revision of the classification of the Basidiomycota and substantial modification of the "basal" groups; further integration of anamorphic and teleomorphic genera in the classification; enhanced distinctions between the true fungi and unrelated groups traditionally studied by mycologists; and, improved information on references to publications. A stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global species Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before! Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavor in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look in a forest, under the sea, and in the kitchen. In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Lynne Boddy and Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills. Humans have had a close relationship with mushrooms for thousands of years-from using the shiitake for healing, to telling stories of enchanted fairy rings, to cooking gourmet dishes with rare specimens. Bringing together technology, medicine, food, culture, and nature, this fascinating book will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us. With tips for mushroom spotting in any habitat, species identification notes, a grow-your-own guide, and more, this book is the ultimate fungi lover's companion. A comprehensive new edition that provides mycology students with an interdisciplinary view of the kingdom fungi. Chapters range from ecology and evolution, diversity and taxonomy, cell biology and biochemistry, to genetics and genomics, biotechnology and bioinformatics. Includes updated explanatory figures, colour illustrations and online material. A Thoroughly Updated Second Edition, Providing Aspiring Mycologists With An All-embracing View Of The Kingdom Fungi.