Directory of Mycology Resources

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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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• Ascomycota
• Associations
• Basidiomycota
• Conferences
• Cultivating Edible Fungi
• Endophytes
• Fungal Genetics
• Lichens
• Mycorrhizae
• Myxomycota
• Oomycota
• Products and Services
• Publications
• Research Groups
• Zygomycota

Resources in This Category

• Duke Mycology

  http://www.biology.duke.edu/fungi/
  Information on Rytas Vilgalys's research group, evolutionary biology of mushrooms, and mushrooms of North Carolina.

• Forest Fungi Of New Zealand

  http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/
  Photographs and information on New Zealand Fungi now also including slime moulds

• Fun Facts About Fungi

  http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx.htm
  Contains fact sheets with photos and fun activities for kids.

• Fungal Biodiversity Center - Utrecht, The Netherlands

  http://www.cbs.knaw.nl/
  Includes extensive databases for many types of fungi.

• Fungal Biology

  http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resources/Mycology/contents.shtml
  Introduction to mycology for university students. Includes topics on structure, sexual and asexual spores, dimorphism, haustoria, rhizomorphs, and sclerotia and stromata.

• Fungi and mushrooms of the Czech republic

  http://www.idsystem.cz/mushrooms
  Over 500 images of fungi including Latin to Czech fungi name translations, list of mycologists, and events.

• Fungi mailinglist and archive

  http://listserv.cc.kuleuven.be/cgi-bin/wa?S1=fungi
  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.

• Fungi of New South Wales, Australia

  http://www.blueswami.com/Fungi.html
  Photographs, drawings, and descriptions of indigenous macro fungi, by Jamie Derkenne.

• Medical Mycology Online

  http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/
  Contains lots of information on the fungi that cause human infections. Descriptions of the organisms and the diseases they cause. Complete with excellent images.

• Mycokey

  http://www.mycokey.com/
  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.

• Mycology Resources

  http://mycology.cornell.edu/ftaxon.html
  Links to internet resources of interest to mycologists.

• Mycology.net

  http://www.mycology.net/
  Internet portal for scientists presenting information about diversity of fungi including email directories, societies, identification, collections, and resources.

• MykoWeb

  http://www.mykoweb.com/
  Information on mushrooms, fungi, mycophagy, and mycology primarily for the amateur. Includes photographs, descriptions, and recipes.

• Orson and Hope Miller's Mushroom

  http://www.mushrooms-millers.com/
  Images of edible, interesting and poisonous mushrooms. Contains recipes and publications list.

• Pyrenomycetes from southwestern France

  http://pyrenomycetes.free.fr/
  Family Xylariaceae. Synoptic and dichotomous keys.

• Rogers Mushrooms

  http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/
  Images, information, keys and global chat room.

• Taxonomy and Ecology of Ascomycetes

  http://www.gbif-mycology.de/HostedSites/Baral/index.html
  Photos, drawings and keys of the macro- and microscopy of ascomycetes, and ecological aspects of these fungi.

• The Ones That Stain Blue

  http://www.stainblue.com/
  Psilocybe mushrooms: studies in ethnomycology

• Tom Volk's Fungi

  http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/
  Information on mushrooms and mycology, forays and workshop information, images for teaching, and related resources.

• University of Oslo Mycological Herbarium

  http://www.nhm.uio.no/botanisk/sopp/
  Collections database, images, fact sheets, red list, list of taxon names and synonyms. In Norwegian and English.

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