The Entolomataceae of Tasmania

• Main Authors: Noordeloos, Machiel E. (Author), Gates, Genevieve M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Fungal Diversity Research Series, 22
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Forestry.; Microbiology.; Mycology.; Life Sciences.

This book is the result of 14 years of collecting Entolomataceae in the native forests of Tasmania, Australia. Although initially involving only the Tasmanian residents Genevieve Gates and David Ratkowsky, who made twice- or thrice-weekly forays into the forests throughout the year, the project was...

Table of Contents:

• Abstract
• Author Biographies
• Part I. Introduction. 1. Introduction. General introduction. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the Entolomataceae. Material and methods. How to study Entolomataceae. The characters used for the delimitation of taxa in Entoloma. Ecology, distribution, and phenology of the Tasmanian species
• Part II. Taxonomic part. 2. Family Entolomataceae. Synopsis of the Tasmanian species. Key to the genera
• 3. The genus Entoloma. Key to the species. Species descriptions
• 4. The genus Clitopilus. Key to the species. Species descriptions
• Index.