Web Directory

» A Closer Look at Mushrooms
   Photographic introduction to fungi including photomicrographs of gills, pores and ascopores.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artoct98/mushr.html

» A Few Facts about Fungi
   Fungi affect all aspects of life. Here are some of the things not commonly known about them.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCELLANEOUS/facts.htm

» A Higher-level Phylogenetic Classification of the Fungi
   Abstract of a proposed new comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom.
   http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7XMR-4N7XPJ0-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=189a203e680e4d8a9481660fe0

» CABI Bioscience Databases: Index Fungorum
   Searchable taxonomic databases of the fungi.
   http://www.indexfungorum.org/

» Deuteromycetes or Fungi imperfecti
   Article on these fungi which which only reproduce asexually and can be found and cultured from such unexpected places as coins and bank notes.
   http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2005.html

» Digital Photography for the Field Mycologist
   Article by Paul F Hamlyn on identifying fungi, making spore prints and examining spores under the microscope, with photographic images.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun04/phfungi.html

» Discover Life: Fungi
   Checklists, images, and identification guides for fungi.
   http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Fungi

» Fungi Online
   Provides an introduction to the biology of fungi for students or anyone with an interest in this Kingdom.
   http://www.fungionline.org.uk/

» Fungi of Poland
   Photographs and description of thousands species of macrofungi growing in Poland and Central Europe. Includes a determination key. In English and Polish.
   http://www.grzyby.pl/

» Fungi that are Necessary for a Merry Christmas
   Light hearted look at the many uses fungi are put to in everyday life.
   http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/xmas.html

» Fungi: What are Fungi?
   An introduction to the Fungus Kingdom with photographs of several species and further fungal facts.
   http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/biodiversity/crypfungi.html

» Fungus
   An illustrated article from Wikipedia on this Kingdom which covers organisms as diverse as mushrooms, bakers yeast, wood decay fungi and penicillium.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi

» Girdwood Fungus Fair
   The official site for this event with up to date information and pictures of common, edible, or interesting mushrooms of Girdwood Alaska.
   http://www.fungusfair.com

» Hyphomycetes
   Information from Wikipedia on this class of fungi in the phylum Deuteromycota that lack fruiting bodies.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphomycetes

» I Love Fungi
   Photographic article by M. Halit Umar on the theme that life is a continuous interaction between organisms.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun00/hufungi1.html

» Introduction to the Fungi
   Brief introduction to this kingdom with links to further information.
   http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/fungi.html

» Komboucha: The Manchurian Mushroom
   Article by Paul Stamets on his experiences with Komboucha, a symbiotic community of yeasts and bacteria, and its supposed medicinal effects.
   http://www.fungi.com/info/articles/blob.html

» Macrofungi of Costa Rica
   Images and keys for mushrooms and other forms found in the regions of Costa Rica that have been explored by the authors. Several images of common as well as unusual and apparently new species.
   http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/hall/

» Medicinal Mushrooms
   Devoted to presenting accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive information about the chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology of medicinal mushrooms and the bioactive compounds they contain.
   http://healing-mushrooms.net

» Mushroom Poisoning
   A personal account of the result of failing to properly identify a fungus before eating it.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISC2003/andrus.htm

» Mushrooms and Molds
   Cornell University provides a facility for identifying the fungi that may be damaging trees or timber in houses.
   http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/Sample%20Type%20Pages/mushrooms.htm

» Mushrooms of Spain
   Photographs of fungi of Tena Valley, Spain.
   http://www.altogallego.com/setas/

» Mycorrhizal Fungi
   Photographs of a number of fungal species which associate with plants to their mutual benefit.
   http://plantbio.berkeley.edu/~bruns/tour/fungi2.html

» Mycorrhizas and Symbiosis
   Article by M. Halit Umar on the cooperative arrangements between various fungi and the roots of green plants, with photomicrographs showing the processes involved.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjan01/symbiosis.html

» Natural Perspective: Fungus Kingdom
   An introduction to fungi and some of the divisions which make up this kingdom.
   http://www.perspective.com/nature/fungi/

» Predatory Fungi, Wood Decay and the Carbon Cycle
   Well illustrated article by George Barron outlining his research into wood-rotting fungi which attack nematodes and other micro-organisms for food.
   http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISC2003/feb03.htm

» Sporocarp
   Information from Wikipedia on the fruiting bodies of fungi, with photographs of the basidiocarps of Amanita muscaria and an ascocarp of Sarcoscypha austriaca.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypogeous

» The Biology of Resurrection: Life After Death in Fungi
   Notes from a seminar given by Stephen G. Saupe on the ability some fungi have to revive after dessication, leading to the conclusion that life is nothing more, nothing less than the arrangement of certain molecules
   http://employees.csbsju.edu/SSAUPE/essays/anhydriobiosis.htm

» The Edible Mycorrhizal Mushroom Research Group
   Information on the research network Forum Fungorum and various research projects on chanterelles, matsutake and truffles. Swedish and English.
   http://www.karljohanstiftelsen.se/

» The Fifth Kingdom
   Introduction to the world of fungi for both amateurs and experts. Includes over 800 photographs.
   http://www.mycolog.com/fifthtoc.html

» Tom Volk’s Fungi
   A quirky view on all things mycological, including a large image collection. An excellent resource.
   http://tomvolkfungi.net/

» Treasures from the Kingdom of Fungi
   Beautiful, educational, and artistic photographs of mushrooms and other fungi by Taylor F. Lockwood. Includes an online game and a stock photo catalogue.
   http://www.fungiphoto.com/

» Types of Fungi
   Illustrated notes explaining the difference between Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes.
   http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/fungi/types1.htm

» Wild Mushrooms Online
   Provides information on the identification of edible and poisonous wild mushrooms in the UK, where to find them and how to pick them.
   http://www.wildmushroomsonline.co.uk/