| Author | Senn-Irlet, B. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Title | The Genus Crepidotus in Europe |
| Type | Paper |
| How Complete | All the European species known at the time |
| Source | Persoonia Vol 16, Part 1: 1-80. |
| Illustrations | SEM photographs of spores, etc on pp5-9, line drawings of microscopy in the text, 3 colour plates of photographs on pp77-79. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Introduction, materials and methods, notes on characters, ecology, chorology, statistics. Keys to European species, followed by species accounts. These comprise a description of macro- and micro-morphology, drawings of microscopy and often of fruitbodies, a list of collections examined and, finally, a short summary of field characters and notes on other interpretations. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Page 11, last sentence: Fig 3 should read Fig 30 |
| Examine | Compound Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Microscopy of hyphae (clamps), spores (size and ornamentation), cheilocystidia mounted in 5% KOH, with Congo Red for lamellae. |
| Identification difficulty | Some features hard to see (presumably spore ornament); the author warns that excellent optical equipment is required. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | Crepidotus | oysterlings | Fungi: Agaricales: Inocybaceae |
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