The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland
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The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland

An Identification Guide

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eBook - PDF

The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland

An Identification Guide

About this book

A classic work and the first to comprehensively study this interesting life form, which has an important role in decomposing plant material. Myxomycetes (slime moulds) were once considered a special group of fungi. However they are now grouped within Amoebozoa as unicellular protists that adopt a multicellular aggregate form in certain conditions. Introductory chapters cover life-history, structure, ecology, distribution, how to find and collect material, bark culture techniques, microscopic examination, and herbarium storage of 'slime-moulds'. The detailed accounts cover identification, keys, descriptions and illustrations. They also include notes on differences from other similar species. This is a reprint of the enlarged 2020 edition with a 20-page supplement including new species, together with 54 colour photos. It is a guide to the British and Irish species, including keys, descriptions, and illustrations showing the diagnostic features along with introductory chapters on life history, structure, ecology and distribution, collecting, techniques, and preservation.

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Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Author's preface
  7. Supplement
  8. Photographs
  9. Introduction
  10. Ecology and distribution
  11. Collection, culture, examination and preservation
  12. How to use the keys
  13. Keys to orders and families
  14. Ceratiomyxomycetes
  15. Acrasiomycetes
  16. Myxomycetes
  17. Postscript
  18. Appendix
  19. Glossary
  20. Bibliography
  21. Useful addresses
  22. Index
  23. Back cover