Where the Slime Mould Creeps
Where the Slime Mould Creeps

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Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9780646818702

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'Where the slime mould creeps' introduces the fascinating world of myxomycetes, the plasmodial or acellular slime moulds. It describes their life cycle, the different types of plasmodia and the key features of their spore-bearing fruiting bodies, with numerous images that reveal this important but little-known subject. This third edition includes updated information based on the latest research from around the world; additional personal accounts of slime mould 'hotspots'; and the species list for Black Sugarloaf-and Australia-has been updated. Also included are some of Thomas McBride's poetic descriptions from his 1899 book The North American Slime-Moulds, and musings about the function of iridescence in these beautiful but often overlooked organisms. The number of species depicted in this edition has increased to 121 and almost all the photographs in the previous editions have been replaced with images using focus stacking. Also included are more time-lapse series that show the remarkable changes in colour and shape of developing fruiting bodies, micrographs that illustrate the ornate microscopic features found within their spore mass, and scanning electron micrographs (SEM) that show features not captured by conventional microscopes. This book is packed with information intended for the general reader. Its numerous photographs and clear descriptions of key features should enable identification to family or genus for anyone lucky enough to find a slime mould.

Where the Slime Mould Creeps
Where the Slime Mould Creeps

Author: Sarah Lloyd

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Published: 2022-12-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780646868912

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This densely-packed book introduces the fascinating world of myxomycetes, the acellular slime moulds. It describes their intriguing life cycle and important ecological roles as decomposers, nutrient recyclers and food for numerous invertebrates. And it reveals their exquisite evocative forms through microscope and camera, along with time lapse images that capture the dramatic changes in colour and shape as the fruiting bodies mature.The past ten years has seen a burgeoning interest in slime moulds by photographers, students and enthusiasts who are captivated by their singular beauty. This popular and informative book-now in its fourth edition-is an aid to their identification, an illustrated glossary, and an account of a passion for slime moulds that has led to the discovery of a wealth of species inhabiting a tall wet eucalypt forest in central north Tasmania.

Myxomycetes
Myxomycetes

Author: Steven L. Stephenson

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2000-06-15

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780881924398

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This book identifies all the species one is likely to encounter, with extensive information on their structural features, distribution, and ecological associations. Superbly illustrated, including keys, it is an introduction to their biology as well as a field guide. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Biodiversity in the North West
Biodiversity in the North West

Author: Bruce Ing

Publisher: University of Chester

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1905929919

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The county of Cheshire, in its broadest, historical sense, has a rich diversity of wildlife, linked to a varied geology and land use. This is an account of a group of strange but fascinating organisms, the slime moulds, which straddle the boundaries between fungi and protozoans.

The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland
The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland

Author: Bruce Ing

Publisher: University of Chester

Published: 2024-06-10

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1910481599

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A classic work and the first to comprehensively study this interesting life form, which has an important role in decomposing plant material. Myxomycetes (slime moulds) were once considered a special group of fungi. However they are now grouped within Amoebozoa as unicellular protists that adopt a multicellular aggregate form in certain conditions. Introductory chapters cover life-history, structure, ecology, distribution, how to find and collect material, bark culture techniques, microscopic examination, and herbarium storage of ‘slime-moulds’. The detailed accounts cover identification, keys, descriptions and illustrations. They also include notes on differences from other similar species. This is a reprint of the enlarged 2020 edition with a 20-page supplement including new species, together with 54 colour photos. It is a guide to the British and Irish species, including keys, descriptions, and illustrations showing the diagnostic features along with introductory chapters on life history, structure, ecology and distribution, collecting, techniques, and preservation.

Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams
Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams

Author: Gary A. Laursen

Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Published: 2010-03-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1602231095

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With Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams, Gary A. Laursen and Rodney Seppelt offer the first field guide to cryptogams of the Denali National Park and Preserve. Useful to both lay and professional investigators, this fully illustrated compendium covers mushroom fungi, lichenized fungi, lichenicolous fungi, slime molds, mosses, and liverworts. This field guide to commonly seen cryptogams will provide a basis for understanding their vast diversity of taxa, speciation, edibility, relative abundance, and utility, as well as the ecological roles played by these organisms.

Myxomycetes at Black Sugarloaf, Tasmania, Australia
Myxomycetes at Black Sugarloaf, Tasmania, Australia

Author: Sarah Lloyd

Publisher:

Published: 2022-11-30

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780646827957

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Myxomycetes at Black Sugarloaf contains information about field collections of myxomycetes (acellular slime moulds) found in a tall wet Eucalypt forest at Black Sugarloaf, Northern Tasmania between 2010 and 2020. It includes habitat descriptions, keys to the Orders, Families and Genera of Myxomycetes as well as an introductory visual key. One page is devoted to each of the 135 species collected and includes a description of the substrate, size and colour of the fruiting bodies (sporangia, aethalia, pseudoaethalia or plasmodiocarps), and descriptions of the microscopic characters. Every species has at least one colour photograph of the fruiting bodies, microscopic images of spores, capillitium and peridium (if relevant) and plasmodium if observed. Notes cover such things as relative abundance, seasonality, texts used for identification and reasons for determination.Appendices include illustrations of the parts of the fruiting bodies of Myxomycetes; a glossary; details of the dominant plant species at the four main search areas; the species associated with Clematis aristata, a vigorous native vine; the 2019 'hotspot'; and references and websites.

Fantastic Fungi
Fantastic Fungi

Author: Paul Stamets

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-04-14

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1647221722

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2020 IBPA Awards Winner! “Louie Schwartzberg’s lightly informative, delightfully kooky documentary, “Fantastic Fungi,” offers nothing less than a model for planetary survival.” –Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times “Gorgeous photography! Time-lapse sequences of mushrooms blossoming forth could pass for studies of exotic flowers growing on another planet.” –Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal The Life-Affirming, Mind-Bending Companion Book to the Smash Hit Documentary FANTASTIC FUNGI Viewed in over 100 countries and selling hundreds of thousands of tickets on the way to finishing 2019 with a rare 100% Tomato meter rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Schwartzberg’s documentary Fantastic Fungi has brought the mycological revolution to the world stage. This is the film’s official companion book, that expands on the documentary’s message: that mushrooms and fungi will change your life– and save the planet. Paul Stamets, the world’s preeminent mushroom and fungi expert is joined by leading ecologists, doctors, and explorers such as Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and many more. Together these luminaries show how fungi and mushrooms can restore the planet’s ecosystems, repair our physical health, and renew humanity’s symbiotic relationship with nature. Join the Movement: Learn about the groundbreaking research that shows why mushrooms stand to provide a solution to environmental challenges, a viable alternative to traditional medicine, and a chance to radically shift consciousness. Most Comprehensive Fungi book in the world: Admire the astounding, underappreciated beauty with over 400 gloriously-shot photographs of the mycelial world’s most rare and beautiful species in their natural environment. World’s Leading Fungi Experts: Edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, who contributes original pieces, Fungi includes original contributions by bestselling author and activist Michael Pollan, alternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil, award-winning nature and food writer Eugenia Bone, Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg, and so many more. The book’s roster of experts make this the most comprehensive survey of the diverse benefits and extraordinary potential of these amazing organisms.

The Kingdom Fungi
The Kingdom Fungi

Author: Steven L. Stephenson

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2012-09-26

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1604694025

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The ubiquitous fungi are little known and vastly underappreciated. Yet, without them we wouldn’t have bread, alcohol, cheese, tofu, or the unique flavors of mushrooms, morels, and truffles. We can’t survive without fungi. The Kingdom Fungi provides a comprehensive look at the biology, structure, and morphological diversity of these necessary organisms. It sheds light on their ecologically important roles in nature, their fascinating relationships with people, plants, and animals, and their practical applications in the manufacture of food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. The book includes information about “true” fungi, fungus-like creatures (slime molds and water molds), and a group of “composite” organisms (lichens) that are more than just fungi. Particular attention is given to examples of fungi that might be found in the home and encountered in nature. The Kingdom Fungi is a useful introductory text for naturalists, mycologists, and anyone who wants to become more familiar with, and more appreciative of, the fascinating world of fungi.