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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
A modern checklist of not just the Agarics and Boleti, but also the other basidiomycetes - Puffballs, Brackets, Resupinates, Jelly Fungi, Rusts, Smuts and even basidiomycete Yeasts, totalling 3,670 species.
Supercedes the 1960 New Checklist (NCL) of Dennis, Orton and Hora, which just covered Agarics and Boleti.
During preparation of this checklist, fungal classification was in a state of flux due to DNA work. Consequently the classification was taken from the 8th edition of the Dictionary of the Fungi (Hawksworth et al, 1995) as this offered the most recent morphology-based classification.
As well as the taxonomic part, the short species accounts cover distribution, frequency, habitat and associated hosts.
The checklist is based on a database which is to continue to be updated. It is intended to publish the database on the web in due course, as well as to publish future paper editions.
| Publisher |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG (K)) |
| Pages |
517 |
| ISBN |
1 84246 121 4 |
| Comments and Corrigenda |
In the rust descriptions, the quoted stages (0,I,II,III) are often contrary to WIlson & Henderson. Eg Puccinia smyrni doesn't have uredia, although it is quoted as "0, I, II & III". |
| Coverage |
All the British and Irish species known at the time. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
Related Publications
| website (for updates, etc) |
(Web) Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycotina: http://www.basidiochecklist.info |
| Supercedes |
Dennis, R.W.G., Orton, P.D. & Hora, F.B., 1960 |
| corrects, updates and explains the smut fungi |
Spooner, B.M. & Legon, N.W., 2006 |
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