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Fungi of Australia: Hygrophoraceae

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Fungi of Australia
Hygrophoraceae
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Description

The family Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales) includes some of the most beautiful examples of gilled fungi. Many species are brilliantly coloured, and their shapes are exquisitely symmetrical. For this reason, species are frequently noticed in the field, and some have been depicted in early published accounts of fungi.

The pileus and stipe can be slimy or dry, colours can be dull to brilliant, and the shape of the caps can vary from acutely conical to funnel-shaped. Most terrestrial habitats support one or more species of Hygrophoraceae, their abundance and diversity increasing with the availability of moisture. Suitable habitats include all types of forest and woodland, as well as grassland, heath, swamps and sand-dunes.

This authoritative account, richly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings, documents 92 species and infra-specific taxa of the four Australian genera, Hygrophorus, Camarophyllopsis, Humidicutis and Hygrocybe. Those areas studied most intensively lie to the east and south of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria as well as Tasmania. A comprehensive introduction to the family is followed by identification keys to genera and species and detailed descriptions of each taxon.

Contents

  • Author, Illustrator and Photographers
  • Introduction
    • A Brief History of the Family
    • History of Research on Australian Hygrophoraceae
    • Ecology, Biogeography and Conservation
    • Taxonomic Characters
    • Acknowledgement
  • Hygrophoraceae
    • Hygrophorus
    • Camarophyllopsis
    • Humidicutis
    • Hygrocybe
      • Subgenus Hygrocybe
      • Subgenus Cuphophyllus
      • Subgenus Pseudohygrocybe
  • Doubtful and Excluded Species
  • Maps
  • Appendix: New Combinations and New Species
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Abbreviations and Contractions
  • Publication dates of previous volumes
  • Index

About this book

Book series: Fungi of Australia
Publishers: Australian Biological Resources Study/CSIRO Publishing
Year: 2005
Author: A.M.Young
Hardcover:
ISBN-10: 0 643 09195 5
ISBN-13: 978 0 643 09195 5
Hardcover set:
ISBN-10: 0 643 05890 7
ISBN-13: 978 0 643 05890 3
Size: 250 × 176 mm (B5)
Number of pages: vi + 179 pages, index, glossary, bibliography
Binding: Hardcover, section stitched
Illustrations: 60 colour plates, 51 black and white plates, 92 maps

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