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Ryvarden, L., 1976

The Polyporaceae of Northern Europe (2 vols)

A mongoraph of Scandinavian bracket fungi, largely superseded by the same author's later "European Polypores".

Publisher Fungiflora
Volume 1 and 2
Pages 507
Coverage Al the Scandinavian species then known.
Identify Under a Compound Microscope.
Specimen Prep. Microscopy of spores, basidia and context hyphae. Section hymenium and context with a razor blade, mount in dilute KOH and examine under phase contrast, alternatively stain in Cotton Blue in lactic acid or Congo Red in conc ammonia etc - details on page 11.
Difficulty Some experience is needed to interpret context hyphae.

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superseded by Ryvarden, L. & Gilbertson, R.L., 1993
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