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y the Centre’s Centre’s y the y its senior senior y its Jens Frisvad receiving his award from the Director of Director the from his award receiving Frisvad Jens Crous. Pedro CBS-KNAW, the Arx von Adolf Josef the receiving Evans Harry award. scientific research, but Harrystarted to but research, scientific become fungi fascinated these by when on cocoa diseases research undertaking published 1970s. Harry the in Ghana in fungi on entomogenous papers numerous Fungi, book of Entomogenous and the Atlas University (DTU), many strains from from strains (DTU), many University also depositedwhich were CBS. at These for future resource a living provide cultures with of mycologists to restudy generations gold day. techniquesthe of the standard 2010)– it is Micologia Mexicana Mexicana Micologia Harry has collaborated for many years collaborated has Harry for many He was based at the International (then (then based was International the at He in Mycological Institute Commonwealth) as a tropical 1980–84, working from Kew to pathologist, beforeplant transferring (later International) Commonwealth the of Biological Ascot. in Control Institute into transformed were institutes As those (UK) Biosciences at CAB International Egham, he became for initiating responsible projects on the research and co-ordinating of fungi biologicaluse of for the control of of a number weeds. is a member Harry the organisations including professional Society British Mycological Society, British Ecological British Pathology, of Plant editorial is also of the a member He Society. of Pest Journal International board for the Management and . Applicata CBS,with respect to with particularly fungi,entomogenous and his which are first mycologicalhas This never love. enduring been primary the subject for his official approaching 800 citations. As professor of As professor 800 citations. approaching biologysystems Technical Danish the at mentored he has Lyngby, in University served and he has our students, graduate as an editorprofession and editorial board also has He for several journals. member served mycology his efforts to through fungal IBT the and expand maintain Technical Danish collection of the culture for chemical production. Jens has made made has for chemical production. Jens to ecology, especially contributions major penicillia the in play that role revealingthe it is breadth this With indoor environment. collaborated has on Frisvad that no surprise projects supported Danish, by international UK, and NIHEuropean, and NSF grants. his 232 peer-reviewed Among publications been has cited times 300 nearly is one that been cited have more 11 that and another dwarfed are numbers These 100 times. than he, and several book for the that those by colleagues on food and airborne wrote Fungi, and Indoor fungi (Food logical in research

Harry C. Evans has more than 30 years’ 30 years’ than more has C. Evans Harry and disease in identification experience agriculture and tropical in management has he his career Throughout forestry. and published 200 scientific over written and insect pathology, on plant papers book. reference a standard including Harry C. Evans Harry C. In 2014 the award was made to two very made was award 2014 the In special candidates. Awarded on special occasions to an individual an individual on special occasions to Awarded contribution has made an outstanding who biodiversity, of fungal taxonomic research to career in mycology. a distinguished marking on be evaluated will award the for Nominees of quality, basis originality,the and quantity of fungal field in the contributions of their taxonomy. Josef Adolf Josef von Arx Award: Y. Amy Evans and Harry C. Rossman Johanna Westerdijk Award: Award: Westerdijk Johanna FrisvadJens individual an on special occasions to Awarded contribution outstanding has made an who Fungal CBS of the collection culture the to a distinguished marking Biodiversity Centre, the career for in mycology. Nominees of basis on the be evaluated will award quality, originality, of their and quantity and on the collection, the to contributions myco of associated basis with is Frisvad synonymous Jens name The secondary of fungi, products or as he would almost all cases where In extrolites. say, secondary the about know we metabolites been has of fungi, Frisvad or extrolites to Frisvad is more there However, there. to extends expertise His extralites. than foodfungal ecology, fungal taxonomy, conversion and biomass quality and safety, general. general.

On the second day of the “Genera and Genomes” symposium in Amsterdam on Friday 25 April 2014, the CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Fungal CBS-KNAW 2014, the 25 April on Friday Amsterdam in symposium and Genomes” “Genera second of the the day On b discussions following irregularat made intervals institute are the by awards The two its awards. prestigious presented Centre CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre Awards Centre Biodiversity Fungal CBS-KNAW AWARDS made, b certificates of presentation the were read, and citations the have made, and been awards these time fifth the This is staff. Crous. W. Pedro Director, VOLUME 5 · NO. 1 (12) AWARDS AND PERSONALIA

Literature Guide for the Identification of that are now standard. These include A worksfor preparation ofbibliographic financial support andobtained championed, Amy envisioned, LeaderatResearch SBML, As labandatechnician. molecular a new position, with ARS anew wellas as fungi, positionsnew in the systematics ofsmut of research Amy positions: for has pushed leadership, andexpansion ofthe number transformation under her ofthe laboratory Collections into amodern “e-herbarium”, transformation ofthe USNational Fungus 2014. Her major achievements include the untilin MD Beltsville, the end ofMay the USDA-Agricultural Service Research National at Fungus (BPI) Collections ofthe andDirector US Laboratory at the Systematic Botany andMycology Amy Rossman was the Leader Research Amy Y.Rossman square metre ofground! discover numerous pathogens inone only rainforests in Africa andSouth America to spend numerous hours knees in onhis the insects are unique andlegendary, andhecan the field. on fungi His skills forcollecting 350 citations andremains work aclassic in and Jean-Paul in 1988,has more Latgé than Samson A. with Rob together prepared celebrated his 90 his celebrated Garden at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Botany ofthe anddirector Botanical Karl Esser, emeritus professor of General worked in the Genetic Institute in Paris, University with aPhD in 1952,andlater 2014. Karl Esser from Cologne graduated BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Karl Esser’s 90 th birthday on19March th , 19March 2014 merging asexual andsexual asexual nomenclaturemerging to major role in setting and up lists ofgenera, more than a 300times. played Shehas also cited has been in 2001,andwhich CBS (Hypocreales, Ascomycetes) Bionectriaceae, Hypocreaceae, andNectriaceae publicationtaxonomic todate isGenera of to name but afew. Her most significant bitunicate “ bitunicate of monographs substantialShe has produced taxonomic thehas been systematics ofHypocreaceae research. Her lifelongscientific passion has anoutstanding record ofbiosystematics makers. She USDA policy and high-level for the with importance politicians offungi Shehas steadfastly campaigned ecosystems. the environment, andin the study of inimportance agriculture, offungi all. for information bibliographic useful toreal, accessibility These initiativesgrin.gov/. improved and literature databases at http://nt.ars- from free BPI’s obtained can be specimen information about plants andplant diseases 1500 citations). Under Amy’s influence, United States Fungi onPlants andPlant Products inthe bestseller), andthe monumental work, Plant Pathogenic Fungi early 1980s, he focused his research his early work 1980s,hefocused macrosporaSordaria system tostudy development ascoma using Already inof biology. 1958hesetup a toinvestigatefungi phenomena basic two ingenetics Germany, filamentous heused of Fungi in offungal 1967). Apioneer Kuenen; translated as into English published published tostudyorganisms ,andin 1965 early career that in his were fungi ideal genetics ofplants He andfungi. recognized November 1989. aprofessor position as his ofBotany on1 German university, in 1967.He retired from Garden,Botanical at a oneofthe largest Ruhr-University, ofthe director becoming Botanyof General at the established newly University taking before (CN), up the chair the Institute Botanical andYale in Cologne, Amy isatireless advocate forthe His scientific on workthe focused Hypocreales Genetik Pilze der (1989,now with more than Calonectria, Nectria, the . In the late 1970sand (1987, an APS Press (1987,anAPS ”, and , published by , published Tubeufia, (with R. (with R. Genetics . Oregon. retirement fromtoher Maryland beloved world. ofthe pillar mycological for students internationally, andremains a provenhas also animportant tobe mentor Amy andboards. committees Collections andAssociation ofSystematicsSociety including the American Phytopathological representative tointernational organizations Treasurer,as President, MSA andas ofAmerica, role in the Society Mycological papers in(see Fungus). this issue ofIMA nomenclature single obtain anew forfungi award. Amy Rossman receiving the Josef Adolf von Arx Fungus Spring News Book (see in this issue of the editions, latestsecond appearing this as have updated ofwhich several been consisting of14multi-authored volumes, the late Paul Lemke in 1994and now A. in retirement, The Mycota, much energy ofhis hehas devoted which his in work to is research. This reflected interested in combining with basic applied academic career in andwas mycology, always andfungi. andgeneticsofalgae morphology 1982), inhecompared the which life-cycles, 1 wrote amuch-used textbook, transformation offilamentous fungi. also He one ofthe first papers on DNA-mediatedthe groupfilamentoushis published and fungi, He was oneofthe plasmids firstin todetect on senescence, using (1976, issued in English as Cryptogams as , (1976, issued in English We wishher shemoves wellas in her Internationally Amy amajor has played Karl Esser has a long and distinguished Karl Esser has along anddistinguished ). Podospora anserina. initiated with IMA FUNGUS Kryptogamen Kryptogamen IMA AWARDS AND PERSONALIA (13) Keith A. Seifert Keith ([email protected]) The editors of IMA Fungus wish Walter The editorsFungus of wish IMA As a consequence of her meticulous meticulous of her As a consequence developed Lorna mycology, Outside all the best for his 80th birthday, and hope all birthday, best for his 80th the partyto join the IMC10. at where they control where organs develop. In organs develop. where In they control where genes that B locus, multiple case of the the production pheromone in involved were and they needed discovered were to differ A locus for successful the at those from mating. years, revealing how many over work are systems mating complex extraordinarily agarics, in was elected of the Lorna a Fellow Royal Society a body of London 1999, in which she becamewith involved, much as then and servingthe Council first on Secretary and Foreign Vice-President appointed 2006–2011. She was in (CBE) Empire British of the Commander 2012 for servicesin to fungal genetics and science. international and qualifieda passion for flying as a Cross of St glider a Fellow pilot. She was for mycology occasion the on special of this birthday. provided by based kindly on material [Partly Kück.] Ulrich The Genera in 2011 (with K.A. 2011 (with in , and a major , and a major Verticillium Lorna and her students explored the the explored students and her Lorna served as the secretary of the ISPP/ the of secretary the as served ICTF International Subcommission on prime and was the Taxonomy Fusarium list of described behind curated the mover incorporated now into names Fusarium from After his retirement MycoBank. and to work continued CBS, Walter mycologists, resulting diverse publish with with collaborations productive in Rasoul on Zare seminal to the contribution of Hyphomycetes Seifert, G. Morgan-Jones, B. Kendrick). B. Kendrick). Seifert, G. Morgan-Jones, several of mentored generations Walter from pathologists and plant taxonomists of and hosted hundreds world, the all over post-docs and scientists students, visiting Netherlands, The his Baarn, at home in of castle the home in hisor in vacation Italy. Bomarzo, a fungus with which her name will will a fungus name which her with be initially was associated.always Lorna is now what at asemployed a lecturer of London, University Royal Holloway to Queen Mary College before moving Professor made being university, that in 1989. She subsequently in of Genetics of University to the transferred of her rest for the she remained where of being appointed Professor career, 1997. in Genetics Fungal model mating-type loci her genes in the at mating-type the fungus, that and found A genes, of the those multiple contained two codinglocus including for proteins and involved necessary for successful mating of meiosis. initiation regulating the in concerned, proteins the Fascinatingly, termed homeodomain, also in are involved of animals (including ontogeny the humans) Berlin. He was appointed as one of the IMA as appointed was one of the He Berlin. IMC4 at in Regensburg Honorary Presidents awards, received 1990, and has numerous in including several honorary doctorates. The IMA is pleased best wishes and its to send to him for all and is doing thanks he has , 9 August 2014 9 , th

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Lorna Ann Casselton (1938–2014) Ann Lorna IN MEMORIAM

During the 1970s, Walter Gams initiated initiated Gams 1970s, Walter the During identification the in a revolution and ascomycetes of microscopic publication zygomycetes the with (1970, with aus Agrarböden of Pilze K.H. Domsch; released English in as Soils in Agricultural Fungi his monograph of Acremonium all by memorized students title German of hyphomycetes, Schimmelpilze artige the in published 1971, and culminating in classic of the publication K.H. (with and Domsch Fungi of Soil 2nd edn, 1980; 2007). Anderson, T.-H. on for his work Although best known also produced Walter hyphomycetes, zygomycete on the genus work seminal Mortierella he focushis of research, a prime never Walter Gams’ 80 Walter VOLUME 5 · NO. 1 Lorna Casselton, who died Casselton, on 14 Lorna A. Lorna born 2014, was February Smith ran a small- parents 1938. Her on 18 July holding, age an early and at she became and propagating,fascinated planting by a passion for biologydeveloping and genetics. University She studied at College 1964 in London, gaining a PhD in on mating for work he was much involved with the International International the with involved he wasmuch of Biological Sciences(IUBS), Union In Executive. servingincluding on its’ of the President the made was 1987, Karl 14 (14) AWARDS AND PERSONALIA

Casselton Memorial will which Lecture israising funds foraLornathe College Oxford from 1993–2003,and College Sutton Park. Peter in botany graduated exploring andenjoyed nearby an early age, at society natural the local history joined 1930, anavid he achild, stamp as collector in theOaks West on28February Midlands 1930 in Sutton Coldfield.Born in Four in the on28Aprillichenologists world, died Peter James, oneofthe most respected there until retirement his in 1992. Plant in 1966,andheremained Pathology California Riverside, Professor becoming of at thethe what University ranks became of Riverside the sameyear. He rose through Experimental Station ofthat University at bybeing hired the founded Citrus newly University ofCalifornia Davis in 1953,and the rest earning life, ofhis aPhD from the continued by the fascinated genus tobe for by caused to be rotroot ofsafflower which he established in 1950.He hadpathology investigated a amaster’s obtained be which in plant degree studies at the University ofNebraska, from in Wales,was based continuing before his Army from 1942–46,during time which he in the technician US amedical as served State Teachers from 1939–40.He College up onasmall farm, attending before Wayne He was born in andgrew Concord (NE) 93years. 2014aged on22February died Plant (‘Don’) Donald pathologist Erwin, Donald C. Erwin(1930–2014) Peter Wilfrid James (1930–2014) His research on Phytophthora Phytophthora drechsleri. included He He groundbreaking research in abiological akeynote addressyear togive andpresent bring aneminent scientist toOxford each Worldwide (with Ribeiro, 1996).His O.K. and the masterpiece Phytophthora Diseases Bartnicki-Garcia andP.H. Tsao, 1983), andpathology ecology Phytophthora: taxonomy, its biology, at Riverside in 1981,in the synthesis on conference international valuable contribution the infirst organizing that had workedeverybody under him. reputation forbringing out the in best 12PhDsupervising students, andleft a the acaring cause. also was teacher, Don sick plants, andendeavoured toascertain Wherever hetravelled, for hesearched of cottondueto Rhizoctonia solani involving offlax disease a root virus and concerned a included was especially cultivars. Other with he which diseases involved in the development ofresistant now known P. as medicaginis by caused the species ofalfalfa disease root ofapreviously unknownthe discovery alga. toagreen opposed a cyanobacterium as different ifpartnered with morphologies studies that form could the samefungus demonstrated anatomical through careful In with 1976,along Aino Henssen, he Stictaceae, showyin macrolichens the large ofthe interest particular where hedeveloped forestsrain in Patagonia andNew Zealand, from temperate collections,especially huge world. packet from correspondents labels around the handwritten todecipher ability letters and something that nodoubtcontributed tohis mainly in Germany, from 1956–58; in the army acryptographer, as and heserved National as was then compulsory Service startactually work at the museum until 1958 retirement in 1990.He not,however, did whereLondon, hewas employed until his then British Museum (Natural in History) He immediately the staff joined of the from the University in 1955. ofLiverpool Internationally, made Don aparticularly Peter fieldwork enjoyed and amassed

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Inoculum Forster, onwhoseaccount this notein in 1992andwas kindly by supplied Helga hereportrait reproduced taken was [The ‘pet’ by caused his with genus. diseases name isdestined always tobe associated oc.ac.uk/lorna-casselton -memorial. contribute isprovided at http://www/stx. Furthersubject. information andhow to Coppins. He worked with me on the lichen oftenjointly with Rose and BrianFrancis J. numerousand revised crustose lichens, to British Lichens (1970),anddescribed Ursulaassisted Duncan in her K. checklist ofBritish andIrish lichens in 1965, animmensely heproduced eye, detailed oflichens andacritical broad knowledge convenience.public With anexceptionally anywhere –commenting hehad a arole as specimens fromanyone almost to identify Society,Lichen but further undertaking Pembroke) of the andfieldmeetings British Field Studies Councilat Orielton, (especially lichens, through fieldcoursesrun by the tospreading about knowledge devoted was at ExeterCongress (IMC1) in 1971.Peter of the First International Mycological inthe the British planning Society Lichen President from 1969–75,andrepresented its first as serving (IAL), for Lichenology establish thehelped International Association of editor in 1958, andthe British Society Lichen Peter was afounder member ofthe

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fromLichenologist 1958–72.He IMA FUNGUS Introduction AWARDS AND PERSONALIA (15) [MAB, Project . But his . But Parabeltrania 18: 1–176. , and Bocconea Chaetopsina, Guedea, Helicoubisia, Guedea, Helicoubisia, Chaetopsina, Onofri S, S, Riess DowgialloOnofri G (1983) Puppi G, in tropical on microfungi studies Comparative western in south studies Mycological ecosystems. Report forest. n. 1. Coast Ivory UNESCO. no. 1.] Paris: Tempesta S (2005) Identification key and S (2005) Identification Tempesta maquis litter of Mediterranean description microfungi. Rambelli AM, A, Maggi D, Persiani Lunghini O, Pasqualetti M, RambelliPasqualetti A, B, Mulas to newly species, discovered Angelo also several new names, generic introduced including Danaea Talekpea, as he was also an wider, much were interests affects topics from exploring experimentalist to elevatedof ionizing carbon radiation levels, and serveddioxide as of the chair 1975 to 1982. from Park National Abruzzo encouraging students, many mentored He mycological their dreams, to pursue them and died Rome in on 19 February 2013. Maggi portrait[Oriana provided the kindly is on which notice this and information based.] records and CDS,records and and was an expert on cacti at – adjudicating plants succulent and other at a collection maintaining and shows flower Peter Coldfield. Sutton in home his sister’s an age in gentleman-scientist, a cultured was to was no barrier a PhD lack of the when the not onlyprogression, and who influenced careers subject, organization the of the but here, to mention too numerous of others myself. including . et He will for be remembered particularly He In addition to his passion addition for lichens, In 2005) microfungi sadly particular in are al. addition and cited. In not widely known Biological Science of the and Director passion first 1987. His in Botanical Garden fungi, and aswas for endomycorrhizal early as campaigning he was 1968 to emphasize of preserving root symbiotic importance the of vegetation, protection the in relationships “mycorrhizosphere”. term the introducing wide-ranging, were and from interests His on consultant 1981 he served as an FAO cultivation of mushroom development the out and carried countries developing in , Philippines, Vietnam, in missions Ivory Lanka,Sri Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, and Albania. Conakry, Coast, Guinea and of tropical taxonomy the in his expertise 1972 to litter fungi.Mediterranean From expeditions to 26 collecting 1988 he made and between 2001 and Côte d’Ivoire, Tai, Rica, of Costa for forests to the 2005 three of fungal native in study the endophytes region.orchids of the appeared results His and books, papers and 200 scientific over in Coast (Rambellihis on Ivory studies et al (Pasqualeiit 1983) and Mediterranean (1992) describing all lichen- (1992) describing and Ireland and alliedforming region. the in fungi known also was a very knowledgeablePeter agaricologist leading he enjoyed and especially forays, for Museum mushroom on He pridedhis culinary himself skills, staff. researchers overseas entertaining commonly enjoyedtheHe Court. in Baron’s hisin flat a huge collection of Bach, had S. of J. music crowning

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It is with great regret that we report the the report we regret great that is with It mycologist Angelo Italian of the passing Rambelli, who dedicated his life to the 1932 fungi. on 9 May of tropical Born study Bologna he graduated from Ravenna, in based 1956, and was in from University di Sperimentazione Centro the 1958 at Cellulosa e Carta, Nazionale before Ente of Rome in University to Sapienza moving of Tuscia, University the 1969, and then of Faculty of the Viterbo, as President Angelo Rambelli (1932–2013) Angelo Rambelli achievement in print, however, was the jointly jointly was the however, print, in achievement edited landmark Ainsworth edition of Ainsworth sixth for the entries (1971), Fungi Dictionary of the & Bisby’s lichenologists from and hate-mail receiving mycologists who could not understand other also collaborated in was done! We that why a synopsis communities of lichen producing 1977, and a new in edition Isles British the in checklist in of the