Author | Apinis, A.E. |
Year | 1964 |
Title | Revision of British Gymnoascaceae |
Series | Mycological Papers |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | Mycological Papers, No. 96, 54pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute |
Illustrations | Line drawings of microscopic features accompany the text, two black and white photographic plates at the back. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Keys to subfamilies, genera and species of these often rather beautiful microscopic keratinophilic fungi which are found on decaying feathers, hair etc, of dead animals, in pellets of birds of prey and in dung. The enthusiast is warned that these fungi can spread to hair and fingernails and also cause skin, lung and other infections of animals and man: handle with gloves and avoid breathing spores or fragments. |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Microscope slide preps. Substrates may need to be cultured in damp chamber or on agar. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | GYMNOASCACEAE | a family of ascomycetes | Fungi: Onygenales |
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