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Spooner, B., 2001

The larger Cup Fungi in Britain - part 3. The genera Peziza and Plicaria

Introduces some recent name changes to Peziza. Provides a "preliminary" key to Peziza and a key to Plicaria.

Journal Field Mycology
Volume Volume 2 (2)
Page range 51-59
Coverage All the British species known at the time.
Illustrations Colour photograph, line drawings of micoscopy.
Identify Under a Compound Microscope.
Specimen Prep. Spore, paraphyses, asci etc under microscope and stained in Melzer's Iodine.

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

Peziza Fr., 1822 (a genus of cup fungi) Identification Current
Plicaria Fuckel, 1870 (a genus of discomycetes) Identification Current

Related Publications

Part 1 Spooner, B., 2000
draft version Spooner, B.M., in prep.

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