Web Directory

» Ambrosia Fungi
   Information from Wikipedia on various fungi from the order Ophiostomatales which have a symbiotic relationship with the ambrosia beetle.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia_fungi

» Ascochyta Leaf Spot
   Photographs and information on various Ascochyta species which infect wheat, barley, oats, rye and many grasses.
   http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/Ascochyta/Ascohost.html

» Ascomycetes
   Notes on this varied group which produce microscopic spores inside special, elongated cells or sacs, known as "asci".
   http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/fungi/typeasco.htm

» Ascomycota
   Information from Wikipedia on this phylum, including classification, biology and reproduction, with photographs.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascomycota

» Bactridium flavum
   Photograph of this yellow species.
   http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Bactridium_flavum_01_Paula_DeSanto.htm

» Cephalosporium Leaf Stripe
   Photographs and information on the fungus Cephalosporium gramineum which is known to affect wheat, barley, oats, rye and grasses.
   http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/Cephal/Cephhost.html

» Coccidioides immitis
   Information from Wikipedia on this pathogenic fungus that can cause coccidioidomycosis or Valley Fever.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidioides

» Corniculariella spina
   Photograph of this spiny species growing on a branch.
   http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Corniculariella_spina_01_Paula_DeSanto.htm

» Database of Chestnut Mycorrhizae
   Provides a searchable facility for identifying ectomycorrhizal fungi, and details of the research being done at the University of Wisconsin into the chestnut blight caused by Cryphonectria parasitica.
   http://chestnutfungi.com/

» Delicacies in the Sand or Manna from Heaven?
   Article by Tom Volk on desert truffles which are members of the genera Terfezia and Tirmania and are much esteemed as food in the semi-arid regions of Arabia and North Africa.
   http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2007.html

» Faery Cups
   Illustrated article by Tom Volk on the different cup fungi from which a faery might choose to sip.
   http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jun2005.html

» Freshwater Ascomycetes and Their Anamorphs
   General information about the group, a referenced database listing the ascomycetes reported from freshwater, and a series of illustrated species profiles.
   http://www.life.uiuc.edu/fungi/

» Index to Ascomycota
   List of about 90 sac fungi and their anamorphs, with photographs of each.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/sacindex1.htm

» Inoperculate Discomycetes of the Netherlands
   Stip Helleman’s personal site with species descriptions and pictures of Helotiales, mainly Hyaloscyphaceae, and other ascomycetes and members of the family Cyphellaceae.
   http://www.helotiales.nl

» LIAS
   Provides a global information system for lichenized and non-lichenized ascomycetes.
   http://www.lias.net/

» Moulds in the Home: Cladosporium cladosporioides
   Article on this species which can cause unsightly patches on damp walls in houses.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCELLANEOUS/aug01.htm

» Mycorrhizae and the American Chestnut: An Underground Tale of Mystery
   This article describes mycorrhizal associations, where the hyphae of a fungus wrap themselves around the roots of a host, in this case the American Chestnut.
   http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2007/3/1/Mycorrhizae-and-the-American-Chestnut-An-Underground-Tale-of-Mystery

» Pezizales in the Pacific Northwest
   Provides a key to this group of fungi.
   http://www.svims.ca/council/Peziza.htm

» Phoma
   Information from Wikipedia on this genus of plant pathogens.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoma

» Rhytisma acerinum and Rhytisma punctatum
   Tom Volk provides photographs and information on these causal agents of tar spot of maple.
   http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct2007.html

» Truffle-like Fungi in Australia
   Photographs and much information on these fungi whose truffle-like fruiting bodies are generally produced underground.
   http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/truffle-like.html

» Truffle.org
   Project aiming to promote truffle research. Includes a tuber directory and a truffle image gallery. Hosted by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecolar Biology at the University of Parma, Italy.
   http://www.truffle.org/