| Author | Fitzpatrick, H.M. |
| Year | 1930 |
| Title | The Lower Fungi: Phycomycetes |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Representative species from all over the world. |
| Source | First edition edition, 331pp, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc |
| Illustrations | Well illustrated with line and stipple drawings |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A nice overview of some of the more obscure groups of primitive fungi and fungus-like organisms. Most of the genera still stand, but the taxonomy is now very dated and the names must be used with care. The copious illustrations remain useful. |
| Examine | Compound Microscope |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | OOMYCETES | a group of mainly plant-parasitic "fungi" | Chromista | |
| Current | CHYTRIDIOMYCETES | chytridomycete fungi, chytrids | Fungi | |
| Current | ZYGOMYCETES | pin moulds | Fungi | |
| Current | PLASMODIOPHORIDAE | a family of protozoans | Protozoa: Plasmodiophorida |
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