Mycology Biology

Mycology Biology

Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties and their taxonomy. Much study focuses on yeasts and microscopic fungi, many of which are plant and animal pathogens.

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Taxonomy and Ecology of Ascomycetes - Photos, drawings and keys of the macro- and microscopy of ascomycetes, and ecological aspects of these fungi.
Butterflies of the Soil Project - Project to inventory epigeous macromycetes as part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. Includes volunteers notebook, with directions for collecting and annotating specimens, and note forms for macro characters and
Fungi of New South Wales, Australia - Photographs, drawings, and descriptions of indigenous macro fungi, by Jamie Derkenne.
Fungal Biology - Introduction to mycology for university students. Includes topics on structure, sexual and asexual spores, dimorphism, haustoria, rhizomorphs, and sclerotia and stromata.
Electronic Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi - Compilation of information on the geographic distribution of many species in this region.
Tom Volk's Fungi - Information on mushrooms and mycology, forays and workshop information, images for teaching, and related resources.
Forest Fungi Of New Zealand - Photographs and information on New Zealand Fungi now also including slime moulds
Fun Facts About Fungi - Contains fact sheets with photos and fun activities for kids.
Truffle.org - Site aimed at promoting research on truffles and mycorrhizae. Includes a truffle image gallery, directory of truffle and mycorrhizal researchers and companies, and information for molecular analysis and identification of truffles.
Canadian Mycological Resource - A Canadian focus on mushrooms, fungi, and mycology resources.
Mushrooms of the Mid-Atlantic United States - Images of mushrooms and other fungi found in parks and other areas in Maryland and Virginia.
University of Oslo Mycological Herbarium - Collections database, images, fact sheets, red list, list of taxon names and synonyms. In Norwegian and English.
Fungi mailinglist and archive - Belgian mailinglist for mycology. Share your questions and answers; outdoor-activities; determinations about fungi with others who are also interested in Mycology. Or search the archive for some information.
MykoWeb - Information on mushrooms, fungi, mycophagy, and mycology primarily for the amateur. Includes photographs, descriptions, and recipes.
FungiBank - Information about Australia's native fungi with a focus on restoration of landscapes. Includes glossary, information on collecting and keeping records, and links.
Mycology Resources - Links to internet resources of interest to mycologists.
Rogers Mushrooms - Images, information, keys and global chat room.
Orson and Hope Miller's Mushroom - Images of edible, interesting and poisonous mushrooms. Contains recipes and publications list.
Pyrenomycetes from southwestern France - Family Xylariaceae. Synoptic and dichotomous keys.
Duke Mycology - Information on Rytas Vilgalys's research group, evolutionary biology of mushrooms, and mushrooms of North Carolina.
Mycokey - A synoptic key for determination of fungal genera. This first version includes 180 genera and about 750 illustrated species. Covers the genera of basidiomycota with stem and cap (Agarics, and Boletes) from Northern Europe.
Simply Fungi - Informative, easy to understand and colourful website about mushrooms and other fungi, including photos.
Fungi and mushrooms of the Czech republic - Over 500 images of fungi including Latin to Czech fungi name translations, list of mycologists, and events.
Medical Mycology Online - Contains lots of information on the fungi that cause human infections. Descriptions of the organisms and the diseases they cause. Complete with excellent images.
Mycology.net - Internet portal for scientists presenting information about diversity of fungi including email directories, societies, identification, collections, and resources.
The Ones That Stain Blue - Psilocybe mushrooms: studies in ethnomycology
New Zealand Fungi - Images, photos, keys and lots of information on mushrooms in New Zealand
Mushroom and Fungus Photography - Photographs of over 200 mushroom and fungus species from California and Florida.
Fungal Biodiversity Center - Utrecht, The Netherlands - Includes extensive databases for many types of fungi.

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