Flora and Fauna
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- The Life Cycle and Growth Kinetics of a Rumen Fungus
- Paper on this subject studying an anaerobic fungus of the genus Neocallimastix. [PDF]
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- Black Bread Mold
- Information from Wikipedia on Rhizopus stolonifer which is widely distributed and is to be found growing on aged bread and soft fruits.
- 284
- The Role of Fungi in the Production of Chocolate
- Tom Volk explains how Acaulospora scrobiculata forms a mycorrhizal relationship with the cacao tree, and other fungi help ferment the fruit pulp in the chocolate making process.
- 285
- Zygomycota
- Information from Wikipedia on this phylum of fungi the members of which are molds living on soil or decaying plant or animal material.
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- Zygomycota: Microscopic Pin or Sugar Molds
- Information from the Tree of Life Web Project on these molds, including their characteristics and phylogenetic relationships and a glossary of terms.
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- Cryphonectria parasitica
- Article by Tom Volk on this fungus, a parasite which causes Chestnut Blight and which has devastated the chestnut trees of North America.
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- Deuteromycota
- Information from Wikipedia on this group of anamorphic fungi, also known as Fungi imperfecti or mitosporic fungi, that are known only in an asexually reproducing form.
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- Epidermophyton floccosum
- Article by Tom Volk on this fungus which is a frequent cause of the condition Athlete’s Foot.
- 291
- Paecilomyces
- Information from Wikipedia on this fungus which can be used to kill harmful nematodes.
- 292
- Profollias downhoki
- Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this fungus, found growing in a kangaroo's pouch, which provides a missing link between fungi and plants.
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- Stachybotrys chartarum
- Illustrated article by Tom Volk and Nik Zitomer on this deuteromycete mold which is believed to cause “sick building syndrome”.
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- A Lichen in Close-up
- Images of a lichen at three different magnifications, the most detailed showing the algal and fungal components.
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- British Soldier Lichen
- Student project on Cladonia cristatella with classification, habitat, phylogenetics and environmental interactions.
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- Catalog of California Lichens
- 1575 species have been identified from this state, the great geographic diversity being responsible for the relatively large number of lichens found.
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- Cladonia cristatella
- Article by Tom Volk on the British soldier lichen, where the fungal element is associated with the green alga, Trebouxia erici.
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- Cladonia rangifera
- Article by Tom Volk on this lichen, often known as Reindeer Moss, and on lichens in general.