AuthorIng, B.
Year1999
TitleThe Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland
ISBN085546 251 5
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers all the Ceratiomyxomycetes and Myxomycetes then known in Britain and Ireland. A single Acrasiomycete common in bark cultures is also included.
Source374pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
IllustrationsLine drawings of sporocarp, capillitium, spore etc accompany the species accounts
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

A comprehensive modern account of the Myxomycetes from the British expert.

The dichotomous key to orders and families follows introductory matter on life histories, collecting, preserving and examination. This is followed by the family/genus/species accounts containing further keys as appropriate.

The species accounts are quite detailed, describing the sporocarp and its microscopy, the plasmodium, references to colour illustrations in other works, habitat, distibution and notes.

Each account is followed by the illustrations which means the illustration sometimes appears to belong to the following species. The species accounts are arranged alphabetically, although members of a species group are placed together (eg Trichia favoginea/T. affinis, T. persimilis) which can make the entry difficult to find in a large genus.

Errata, Corrigenda & Comments

Page 101 - Habitat: "*Metigera*" should presumably be "*Metzgeriav".

Page 106 - Couplet 10: delete spore character - *insignis* (in couplet 11) has spores 8-10µm diam not "less than 8µm".

NewsA new enlarged edition is to be published in 2015.
Examine Compound Microscope ( Stereo Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationFresh or dried mature specimens, with microscopy of spores and capillitium mounted in Hoyer’s Gum Chloral
Identification difficultyMostly straightforward
Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentMYXOGASTREAslime mouldsProtozoa
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