Dictionary of the Fungi 10th Edition - Hardcover

Kirk; M P; Cannon; P F; Minter; D W; Stalpers; J A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0851998267 ISBN 13: 9780851998268

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

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 Improved information on references to publications

About this title

About the Authors

Paul M. Kirk is at CABI, UK.

Paul F. Cannon is at CABI, UK.

J. A. Stalpers is at CBS, The Netherlands.

David W. Minter is at CABI, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851998267
• ISBN 13: 9780851998268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 640