Myxomycetes : a handbook of slime molds / Steven L. Stephenson and Henry Stempen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephenson, Steven L., author.

Stempen, Henry, author.

Contributor:

Timber Press (Portland, Or.), publisher.

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myxomycetes--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Myxomycetes.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (donor)

Physical Description:

183 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [1994]

Contents:

1. Introduction to Myxomycetes. What are Myxomycetes? Life Cycles. Other Slime Molds. Biological Research with Myxomycetes

2. Structural Features of Myxomycetes. The Plasmodium. Types of Fruiting Bodies. Components of a Fruiting Body

3. Collection, Culture, and Study of Myxomycetes. Collection of Myxomycetes in Nature. Moist Chamber Cultures. Preparation of Material for Study

4. Distribution of Myxomycetes Around the World. Geographical Distribution. Snowbank Species. High-Latitude Species. Desert Species. Species Associated with Particular Habitats

5. Ecology of Myxomycetes. Trophic Stages. Substrate Relationships. Fruiting Season. Insect Associates. Myxomyceticolous Fungi. Bryophyte-Myxomycete Associations. Myxomycete-Human Relationships

6. Classification and Identification. Taxonomic Names. Keys to Orders and Selected Species. Descriptions of Species.

Notes:

"Printed in Hong Kong" - page [4].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Other Format:

Online version: Stephenson, Steven L. Myxomycetes.

ISBN:

0881922773

9780881922776

0881924393

9780881924398

OCLC:

28665884