AuthorPegler, D.N., Spooner, B.M. & Young, T.W.K.
Year1993
TitleBritish Truffles: a Revision of British Hypogeous Fungi
ISBN0 947643 39 7
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British hypogeous species, including exotics and historical records, known at the time.
Source216+platespp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
IllustrationsPages of good-sized line drawings of fruitbody and/or microscopy interspersed in the text; colour paintings and SEM photographs at the back.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Keys and full descriptions of the British species with long list of specimens examined and references to published illustrations.
Errata, Corrigenda & CommentsUpdated keys appear in British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns (Pegler, D.N., Laessøe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995)
Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationNeeds good material with ripe spores. Microscope preps of spores, asci etc
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrent[Gasteromycetes]puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.Fungi
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