Author | Mitchell, D.W. |
Year | 1980 |
Title | A key to the Corticolous Myxomycetes |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | The corticolous species are well-covered |
Source | 63pp, British Mycological Society |
Illustrations | Pages of line and stipple drawings of fruitbodies and microscopy |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Keys to these small myxomycetes which appear on bark cultured in a damp chamber. First published in 3 parts in the Bulletin of The British Mycological Society Available for download from the resources section of the BMS website. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | Corticolous myxomycetes are found by culturing bark in a damp chamber. Slide preps needed for identification. |
Website url | www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/ |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | PERCOLOZOA | acrasid cellular slime moulds | Protozoa |
For identification | Current | MYXOGASTREA | slime moulds, myxomycetes | Protozoa |
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