Inoculum 58(1) As Described by Burdsall and Dorworth, 19941

Supplement to Mycologia Vol. 57(6) December 2006 Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America

— In This Issue — Center for Forest Mycology Research: Biosystematics and Ecology Center for Forest Mycology Research: Biosystematics of Wood-Inhabiting Fungi and Ecology of Wood- By Jessie Micales Glaeser Inhabiting Fungi ...... 1 The Center for Forest Mycology Research (CFMR) at the MSA Business ...... 4 Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, WI is one of the few re- maining mycological research labs left in the USDA-Forest Ser- Mycological News ...... 6 vice. Traditionally established to study the taxonomy of pathogenic root rot, sap-rot, and heart-rot fungi, the group has changed Mycologist’s Bookshelf . . . . 8 its focus in recent years towards the biosystematics and ecology Mycological Classifieds . . . 14 of both pathogenic and saprophytic genera associated with wood. Current biosystematic studies include basic research on corti- Mycology On-Line ...... 17 cioid and polypore genera and tropical ectomycorhizal boletes. Ecological studies include biodiversity surveys for baseline in- Calender of Events ...... 17 formation on invasive species distribution and the role of wood- inhabiting fungi in forest health and fire prevention. Sustaining Members . . . . . 19 Mycological Resources: The CFMR culture collection and herbarium are important resources for anyone interested in invasive species and other aspects of wood decay research. The cul- — Important Dates — ture collection contains approximately 15,000 living cultures, primarily of brown- and white-rot wood decay fungi. The “work- December 10 Deadline: ing” set of cultures is maintained at 4o C in sterile, distilled water, Inoculum 58(1) as described by Burdsall and Dorworth, 19941. Liquid nitrogen is August 4-9, 2007: used for long-term storage. The herbarium contains approxi- MSA Meeting mately 80,000 dried specimens, including many type specimens. Louisiana State University Both collections are important resources for researchers interest- Baton Rouge, Louisiana ed in the identification, genetics, and distribution of wood-inhabiting fungi. Please send the editor CFMR researchers are also developing a DNA sequence notices about upcoming important events. database of wood-inhabiting species by sequencing known cultures and herbarium specimens. Large gaps still exist in the current databases for many wood-inhabiting fungi, but identification of cultures by DNA sequencing is becoming a more routine pro- Editor — Richard E. Baird cedure. New technologies for obtaining fungal DNA directly Entomology and Plant Pathology Dept. from wood without an intermediate culturing step are also being Box 9655 developed. Mississippi State University A searchable catalog of the culture collection is available on Mississippi State, MS 39762 the Internet at www.fpl.fs.fed.us/rwu4501/culture-collection. Telephone: (662) 325-9661 Fax: (662) 325-8955 html. A searchable database of the herbarium specimens and the Email: [email protected] DNA sequence library will be available on the Internet in 2007. CFMR Mycologists: Jessie Micales Glaeser became the Pro- MSA Homepage: ject Leader for CFMR in 1998. Jessie is a member of the Wood http://msafungi.org

Continued on following page Import and Pest Risk tis. She continues to identify specimens collected Assessment and Miti- with Jean Lodge from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is- gation Evaluation lands, Jamaica, and Belize. Her current projects in- Team, a group of U.S. clude a systematic study of Resinicium sensu lato and Forest Service patholo- the Phlebia queletii species complex. gists and entomologists Dan Lindner (formerly Czederpiltz) is interest- who develop Pest Risk ed in studying how changes in wood-inhabiting fun- Assessments (PRAs) gal communities can affect decay rates in wood, and for the USDA Animal how these changes can affect larger ecosystem and Plant Health In- processes. In order to investigate the wood-inhabiting spection Service. She fungal community directly, Dan has been working on has participated in molecular methods that can be used to detect and PRAs on the importa- identify fungi from decay samples. His current proj-

tion of Eucalyptus and Jessie Glaeser on alert for ects include a study to determine the effects of mor- Pinus species from bears and brown rot in tality agent (beetle-kill vs. wind-throw) on the decay Australia to the United Alaska. rate of Lutz spruce on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. States, and spent three For this project, three different sampling methods are weeks with the team traveling throughout southeastern being compared: direct Australia, visiting forests, sawmills, and chip piles. extraction of fungal Jessie is also interested in wood decay fungi and their DNA from wood sam- efficiency of decay for reducing fire hazard in the ples, traditional cultur- western U.S. and Alaska. She initially started a small al techniques, and sur- project in 2003 with USFS State and Private Forestry veys of fruiting bodies. pathologist Lori Trummer to examine the distribution The fungal community of decay fungi in beetle-killed spruce on the Kenai is being sampled from Peninsula. This study has turned into a major research logs in various decay effort, led by Dan Lindner. Jessie is also involved in stages to determine developing EPA-approved fungicide treatments for how specific mortality mold prevention in buildings and on construction ma- agents affect the terials and is looking forward to starting some new amount of time a log biosystematic studies on polypores in 2007. will remain a fire haz- Karen Nakasone works on the systematics of ard. In addition to Dan Lindner in Belize. corticioid fungi employing morphological and DNA studying wood-inhab- sequencing methods. iting fungal communities, Dan is also interested in Her primary focus is in the systematics of wood-decay basidiomycetes, espe- Phlebia, Phane- cially clampless brown-rot fungi. A current project is rochaete and related to study the phylogeny of North American Laetiporus genera in the Polypo- species. Dan is also interested in general studies of rales but is branching fungal biodiversity, and he has been developing sta- out into Veluticeps, tistical models and software for the comparison of Resinicium (Hy- species accumulation curves and diversity data. In menochaetales), and addition to studying wood-decay fungi, Dan conducts Dendrothele. A recur- surveys of ectomycorrhizal fruiting bodies in Min- ring interest in corti- nesota to investigate the relationship between the coid species with spin- fungal community and forest habitat type on man- ose hymenophores has aged lands. He has also done survey work in northern led Karen to examine Wisconsin to characterize the ectomycorrhizal com- type specimens de- munity found on aspen root tips, and has done some scribed by Patoulliard, survey work with wood-inhabiting fungi in Belize. Bresadola, Schweinitz Karen Nakasone examin- ing corticioid fungi. and Berkeley and Cur- Continued on following page

2 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 Beatriz Ortiz- Service in 2001, but continues to share his expertise Santana is in the final as a volunteer when not training and riding his mules phases of her Ph.D. on his farm in Black Earth, WI. He is also busy with dissertation with Dr. his consulting business, Fungal & Decay Diagnostics, D. Jean Lodge at the LLC, and continues to do research on the biosystem- Sabana Field Station in atics and biodiversity of boreal and subantarctic fungi. the Luquillo National Hal’s most recent project is identifying the specimens Forest of Puerto Rico made on a collecting trip to New Zealand in 2005. and Dr. Tim Baroni at CFMR Support Staff: Mark Banik is a Profes- SUNY. For the past sional Support Microbiologist who did much of the five years, Beatriz has preliminary work on the genus Laetiporus. Mark is studied the ectomycor- heavily involved with the Alaska spruce project and rhizal Boletales associ- the aspen root tip study. Rita Rentmeester is the Cu- Beatriz Ortiz-Santana look- ated with pines in the ing for boletes in Belize. rator of the CFMR Culture Collection and sends cul- Dominican Republic tures around the world upon request. Anyone wishing (Greater Antilles), and to obtain cultures from the CFMR collection should pines and oaks in Belize (Central America). The main contact Rita at rrent- goal of her study is to determine the diversity of bo- [email protected]. letes in the Caribbean basin region, which is poorly John Haight is a Bio- known since there have been no previous studies of logical Research Tech- these fungi in those countries. She will also deter- nician who routinely mine whether there are any phylogenetic and biogeo- works with Karen and graphic relationships between these tropical boletes Beatriz on their biosys- and the North American species. tematics studies. John From about 450 collections from Belize, Beatriz is currently studying has identified 51 species in 14 genera, including 14 the distribution of new species that have been identified and described. Alaskan decay fungi From about 200 collections from the Dominican Re- for a M.S. degree with public, she has found 16 species in 7 genera, including Drs. Lee Taylor and 6 new taxa. Most of the identified species represent Gary Larson at the new records for Belize and the Dominican Republic, University of Alaska – Rita Rentmeester in the although some have already been described from other Fairbanks. Kyah Nor- culture collection. countries, such as the eastern United States, Mexico ton is also a Biological and Costa Rica. Other Laboratory Technician and is our Master of DNA se- species, including Bo- quencing. Kyah primarily helps Dan with his ecolog- letus aureissimus, B. ical work. dupainii, B. inedulis In July, 2006, CFMR was administratively trans- and Pulveroboletus au- ferred from the Forest Products Laboratory to the riflammeus, are new Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service records for the entire due to funding constraints at FPL. As the Northern region. The identifica- Station undergoes reorganization, we look forward to tion of boletes associat- new opportunities for using our mycological expert- ed with oaks in Belize ise to benefit the Nation’s forests. will fill a major gap in 1Burdsall, H.H. Jr. and Dorworth, E.B. 1994. Preserving our knowledge of these cultures of wood-decaying Basidiomycotina using sterile dis- fungi in Mesoamerica. tilled water in cryovials. Mycologia 86:275-280. Harold (Hal) Burd- sall, Jr. is the former Questions or comments should be sent to Jessie Micales Glaeser, Center for Forest Mycology Re- Mark Banik sampling project leader of search, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford aspen root tips in northern CFMR. He officially Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI 53726. E-mail: jmi- Wisconsin (a bit late in the [email protected]. Voice mail: 608-231-9215 season.) retired from the Forest

Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 3 MSA BUSINESS From the President’s Corner . . .

Dear Friends and Colleagues, terms as President Elect and Vice Presi- As I am writing this, the first snow dent, respectively. Finally, I want to showers of the year are falling outside thank everyone who is continuing on in my window. Even though it is already his or her position through this next October, memories of the terrific joint year; all of the committees continue to MSA-APS-CPS meeting in Quebec serve the MSA exceedingly well. In par- City and the IMC8 in Cairns, Australia ticular I want to acknowledge the fan- remain vivid. Getting caught up on the tastic job that our Treasurer Karen latest research in mycology and inter- Snetselaar continues to do. Jeff Stone acting with all of you are highlights of (Managing Editor), Don Natvig (Editor each year. Many thanks to everyone in Chief) and his staff, members of the who was involved with putting these Editorial Board, and Associate Editors meetings together and to all of you continue to do a tremendous job with who participated. I look forward to Mycologia. THANK YOU ALL! next year’s MSA meeting in Baton The MSA in 2006 is comprised of Rouge (see below). enthusiastic scientists and students who As has been mentioned by my are making incredible contributions to predecessors, the MSA functions be- Gregory Mueller, President the study of fungi. Our annual meetings cause of the hard work and dedication and journal, Mycologia, are second to of outstanding volunteers – our mem- none. However, we have work to do. I bers. I faced the daunting task of filling 30+ committee and believe that it is imperative that we increase our membership other appointments with some trepidation. But once I started to better represent and serve the broad community of scien- making phone calls, I realized that my fears were unfounded tists studying fungi throughout the world. To accomplish this – what an incredible society! I quickly had commitments we need to identify and recruit new members, both from from people to serve. See the new roster in this issue of In- areas where we currently have strong membership represen- oculum. Please contact me, or Cathie Aime, if you wish to tation and from areas where many scientists keenly interest- serve the society in the future. Having a list of people who ed in fungal biology would benefit from belonging to the are ready to step up to the plate will make Don Hemmes’ job MSA but have not yet been reached. Once we recruit new easier next year. members, we need to ensure that we are servicing them. To Everyone who helps the MSA function is incredibly accomplish this, the Council voted unanimously to establish valuable in enabling the society to meet its mission. I thank a new standing committee on Membership. Establishing new everyone who has rotated off committees – you all did a su- standing committees requires a change in By-Laws, so we perb job and the MSA is grateful. I want to make special no- will soon be asking you to vote to approve the establishment tice of several people who are stepping down after many of a Membership Committee. years of outstanding service in key positions: Tom Harring- Lastly, I want to mention that great progress on planning ton (Chair of the Endowment Committee), Roy Halling for next year’s MSA meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Webmaster), and Rich Baird (Editor of Inoculum). The so- (Foray: 4 August 2007; Paper sessions: 5-9 August 2007) has ciety owes you a debt of gratitude for your amazing contri- been made. Local Organizer Meredith Blackwell has put to- butions. I am very pleased to report that we have wonderful gether a fantastic venue for housing, the foray, paper presen- replacements for each of these slots – Betsy Arnold has tations, and social events, and the Program Committee agreed to chair the Endowment Committee, Kathie Hodge is chaired by Gerry Adams is creating an outstanding scientif- our new Webmaster, and Jinx Campbell will be taking over ic program. There is still time to suggest symposium topics. editorship of the Inoculum starting with the next issue. Thank Also, remember that we hope to attract a large contingent of you for agreeing to take on these critical positions. Of course, colleagues from Latin America for this meeting, so encour- I also want to thank Jim Anderson and Faye Murrin for age your Latin American colleagues to submit abstracts and their many contributions to the society over the years. Cathie to attend what will be a terrific meeting. Aime has big shoes to fill in taking over from Faye as Sec- I look forward to serving you this next year. It is a great retary, the most critical job in any organization. However, honor and privilege to give back to the society that has meant Cathie has already shown that she is more than up to the task so much to me throughout my career. Please do not hesitate and I know that she’ll be great. Don Hemmes and Roy to email or call me with your ideas, suggestions, and con- Halling, we look forward to your leadership as you start your cerns. I wish you all the best for the upcoming year.

4 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MSA BUSINESS MSA BUSINESS MSA Secretary’s Email Express

I hope everyone will join me in thanking at the Annual Business Meeting in Baton Rouge Faye Murrin, past-Secretary, for her dedication in August 2007. and service to the Society. Faye has really gone Emeritus candidates: There has been one above and beyond in ensuring that the transition application for emeritus status by long-standing between Secretaries will run as smoothly as pos- member J.F. Stampfer. Emeritus status is con- sible, and ensuring that I have all the Society’s ferred upon retired or retiring members who papers in good order, and in making herself have at least 15 years good standing with the So- available for help in numerous matters over the ciety. Emeritus status will be formally conferred past two months. Faye has left us in excellent after approval is voted by the general member- shape and continues to be a source of support for ship at the Annual Business Meeting in Baton your fledgling Secretary. Rouge in August 2007. There have been no formal motions consid- I very much look forward to working with ered by Council since August to report. Cathie Aime, Council and members of the Society. I wish you Secretary New Members: It is my pleasure to extend all happy holidays. a warm welcome to new (or returning) members: from Iran: Farideh Mostanadi; and from the United Respectfully submitted, Cathie Aime States: R. Paul Schreiner, and Norman Bret Andresen. MSA Secretary New memberships will be formally approved by the Society [email protected]

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Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 5 MYCOLOGICAL NEWS IMC8: Merging the Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, and Mycology This past August saw more than 700 mycologists con- vene in Cairns, Australia, the venue for the 8th International Mycological Congress. For more than a week participants were treated to numerous exciting workshops, field trips, symposia and other mycological activities. For many the lure of the Great Barrier Reef was irresistible, whilst others who were successful in securing collecting permits, were to be found discovering the plentitude of novel fungi in the rain- forests surrounding Cairns. Besides Cairns being an exciting venue, the scientific content of the meeting was also highly satisfying, with 55 symposia, 9 workshops, many offered sessions and discussion groups covering topics ranging from phylogenomics to fungal fitness, DNA-barcoding, cell biology, the mechanisms of fungal sex, biosecurity, and many more. During the closing ceremony the venue of the next IMC congress (1–6 August 2010), was announced. Two bids to host the 9th International Mycological Congress had been received; one from Thailand and one from UK. The Edinburgh bid, headed by Nick Read on behalf of the British Mycolog- ical Society, received the most votes from the IMA executive and was therefore successful in acquiring the IMC9 congress Kry-train to Kuranga in the rainforest for 2010. The IMC congresses are run under the auspices of the International Mycological Association (www.mycolo- (USA), Secretary-General: Geoff Robson (UK); Executive gy.org), which also coordinates several regional mycological Committee: Lene Lange (Denmark), Laura Guzman-Daval- activities worldwide. During the IMC8 congress, the new ex- os (Mexico), Paolo Bonfante (Italy), Leka Manoch (Thai- ecutive and officers were elected for the coming four year land), Lorelei Norvell (USA), Jose Dianese (Brazil), Do- term. These are the following: President: Pedro Crous minik Begerow (Germany), Nick Read (UK), Keith Seifert (Netherlands); Vice Presidents: Mike Wingfield (South (Canada), Gen Okada (Japan), Wen-Ying Zhuang (China) Africa), Susumu Takamatsu (Japan), John Taylor (USA), and Barbara Paulus (New Zealand). Wieland Meyer (Australia); Treasurer: Karen Hansen Continued on following page

Participants to the ANASAT2 workshop — from spore to culture.

6 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MYCOLOGICAL NEWS New activities: Several motions were discussed and voted upon in a session on fungal nomenclature. Although this was not an official motion, it became clear that many mycologists were unhappy with the present Code of Botanical Nomenclature, and suggestions ranged from “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, to a new code of fungal nomenclature, and of course, finding a mechanism whereby we could have one name for all morphs of a single organism. Further developments will undoubtedly follow in this regard. Other issues discussed resolved that the database of taxonomic and nomenclatural data, MycoBank (www.mycobank.org), will henceforth be run under the auspices of the IMA, for which a special committee will be established. The MycoBank sys- tem is currently endorsed by most leading mycological jour- nals, and is set to provide a current and stable research plat- form for the future. New features will include the ability to upload files, illustrations and PDFs of published papers, and A wine that says it all — Pedro and John linking them to older, established names. These files will be at the wines of the world evening. traceable to the depositing source, which will be able to change or add to these data should the need arise in future. Further developments entail the upload of all fungal DNA barcodes, trace sequences, pictures, and specimen data. A need was also expressed to investigate how the IMA could establish a freely available, readily updatable dictionary of fungi online, that could be linked to current literature and illustrations. This was seen as a crucial first step in establishing a virtual laboratory to further help promote mycology. Further initiatives and events will be announced shortly through the IMA website, which is currently being revamped. All mycological ideas are welcome! Mycologists in action at IMC8. —Pedro Crous [email protected]

Obviously, George and Amy agree, but Jeff The Canadian connection: still seems to be pondering Mary’s reply. Seifert and Hambleton.

Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 7 MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF

Six books are reviewed below. Four new books were received since the last Mycologist’s Bookshelf. If you would like to review a book and a review is needed, just send me an email. I will send you the book, you write the review, and then you can keep the book. All requests for books to review should be sent to Amy Rossman at [email protected].

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

Growing Gourmet and to its name since the chapter is introductory and newcomers Medicinal Mushrooms, may not know what the mushroom looks like and thus have Third Edition. 2000. P. to go through the rest of the book to find its representation. Stamets. Ten Speed Press, The center of the book includes 78 dramatic color photo- Box 7123, Berkeley, CA graphs of mushrooms, in addition to the well-labeled numer- 94797, www.tenspeed. ous black and white photographs and drawings included on com. ISBN-10: 1-58008- almost every page. 175-4, 574 pp. Price: Besides the incredibly detailed growth parameters, chap- $45.00. ters discuss inoculation techniques like using plug spawn, and items from agriculture and forestry that serve as spawn If you have ever been media to grow mushrooms. Types of growth containers, con- interested in growing your tamination problems, and stock cultures are discussed as own mushrooms, this book well. When one reads the book, several mushrooms appear to will definitely show you be Stamets’ favorites, such as King Stropharia, Lion’s Mane, how to acquire and use items necessary for cultivating edible Oyster, Maitaki, and Shiitake, as they seem to be mentioned (and maybe some not so edible contaminants) mushrooms. more frequently than others. This book provides a detailed table of contents, ample intro- The appendix describes in exquisite detail how to build duction for beginners, and the “caps and gills” (heart) of the various environmental chambers with drawn floor plans, and materials needed to grow your own mushrooms. The growth includes growing conditions such as temperature, lighting, parameters section encompasses nearly 230 pages in which and humidity. Further, requirements are discussed for the the specific mushroom (31 species are included) is discussed spawn laboratory, and types of buildings, like greenhouses, in detail, including it’s common names, distribution and habi- suitable for cultivating mushrooms. The resources directory tat, strains available for purchase, microscopic characteris- includes books, suppliers, events, internet sites, and myco- tics, specific media, time, and temperature parameters, and logical societies. The troubleshooting guide is a comprehen- cultivation techniques, among others. After a section on har- sive list that encompasses almost every problem that could be vesting and marketing, recipes for preparing mushrooms to encountered, the cause, and how to correct it. eat are included, as well as appendices with directions of how The book is well-written in a logical, technical, and un- to build your own laboratory and spawn room, a list of re- derstandable manner, to be used as a starting guide for any- sources, a troubleshooting guide, a detailed substrate compo- one interested in growing their own mushrooms. A scientific sition table and conversion guide, a glossary, a bibliography, especially mycological background is helpful for the vast ter- and an index. minology, but a glossary is provided for novices. Sometimes The first few introductory chapters provide humorous the technical aspects made growing mushrooms seem diffi- anecdotes to hook the reader onto the topic of cultivating cult, expensive, and time consuming, as precision in stocks, mushrooms. The next series of chapters uses photographs to media, and sterilization was strongly emphasized. In reality, illustrate common microbiology equipment like agar plates anyone can grow mushrooms with the proper resources, and autoclaves, what types of host trees each fungal species which is what Stamets provides in this valuable book that prefers to grow on, and introduces terminology to non-my- mycologists and anyone interested in growing mushrooms cologists. Stamets provides an excellent series of tables to should have on their bookshelf. show which mushrooms grow on different substrates. He also — Anna R. Oller includes the scientific name along with the common name on Department of Biology & Earth Science almost every reference. However, it would have been nice to Central Missouri State University see the photograph of the actual mushroom in the table next Warrensburg, MO 64093 [email protected]

8 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF Essays on William Chambers Coker, Passionate Botanist

Essays on William Cham- South Carolina College and then took his doctoral degree in bers Coker, Passionate botany at Johns Hopkins. Following his appointment at the Botanist. 2004. M. C. Joslin. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his early publi- University of North Carolina at cations concerned plants, but three decades of mycological Chapel Hill Library and the papers began with a 1908 report on the water mold Achlya. Botanical Garden Foundation, William also specialized in basidiomycete fungi, describing Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. new mushroom-forming species of Amanita, plus boletes, www.uncpress.unc.edu. ISBN coral fungi, toothed mushrooms, and gasteromycetes. This 0-9721600-0-0. 208 pp. Price: brings me to Mary Joslin’s account of his correspondence $30.00. with Curtis Gates Lloyd. The two mycologists exchanged specimens and affable letters for a number of years, before This book was written Lloyd criticized Coker’s 1920 paper on jelly fungi. Roused with great affection by Mary by the issue of botanical nomenclature, Curtis dropped his Coker Joslin, niece of the late usual gentility and told Coker that his paper was an embar- William Chambers Coker rassment. In defense of his position William wrote, “As you (1872-1953). I was delighted to discover this book, for the are usually admitted to be a privileged character, I am not im- opportunity it affords to put flesh to the life of a well-known patient with your criticisms which, in my opinion are more figure from the history of my academic discipline, mycology. foolish than wise,” but revised the last phrase to read “in my My interest in William Coker was sharpened many years ago opinion show poor judgement” in the letter mailed to Curtis by my doctoral dissertation, which concerned spore expul- (The letter received by Curtis, dated July 31, 1920, is sion in water molds (an esoteric topic, I know, but important archived in the Lloyd Library, Cincinnati, Ohio: C. G. Lloyd if you want to understand how epidemics like potato blight Papers, 1859-1927, Coll. No. 11, Box No. 34.) William spread). In reading everything that had been published about showed admirable restraint. the spore release mechanism, blowing the dust from more Mary Joslin paints her picture of a quiet academic, a man than a century of writings, I learned that nobody came closer who “patiently played a role in the development of his stu- to nailing the truth than William Coker. All kinds of unnec- dents,” and who “always shunned the limelight.” It took an essarily complex processes had been proposed as explana- act of utter idiocy to arouse his fury. When one of his former tions for spore discharge, but Coker said plainly that spores students was dismissed from Oklahoma Baptist University were shot out of their sporangia by pressure. In essence, I for teaching evolution he wrote, “At this rate, I suppose your spent three years proving that he was correct. I was aware that college will soon have its staff composed entirely of preach- Coker had done more than write about water molds, but I had ers, all teaching the same subject under different names! That no idea of his wide impact upon the plant sciences before would be an easy solution of all their difficulties in avoiding reading this book. Mary Joslin recounts the life of this re- the search for truth.” markable man through a series of thoughtful essays that con- Besides his research and teaching activities at the Uni- stitute the book’s eight chapters. versity of North Carolina, William founded and directed the Beginning at his beginnings, William was born in UNC Arboretum, expanded the university herbarium, and es- Hartsville, South Carolina, seven years after the Civil War. tablished the Highlands Biological Laboratory in the Blue William’s father, James, was a passionate natural historian. Ridge Mountains. He was also successful in developing He had studied with Asa Gray during a brief stint at Harvard botanical gardens elsewhere in South Carolina. Coker’s lead- in the 1850s, but when the war interrupted his academic ca- ership in all of these activities is described with great lucidi- reer he returned to the South, where he served, and was ty in this book, portraying his impact upon biology within the wounded, in the Confederate army. William’s grandmother, region that has become today’s Research Triangle. Through Hannah Lide Coker, was a resilient woman who traveled to her careful research and lively writing style, Mary Joslin of- Tennessee to care for her wounded son, and later to Wash- fers a compelling picture of the rewarding life of an impor- ington to lobby, successfully, for his release from a prison tant American scientist. hospital and return home to Hartsville. William’s mother — Nicholas P. Money would have accompanied Hannah, but was busy with one of Dept. Botany her seven pregnancies. William came from hardy stock. Miami University Growing up in South Carolina, Coker explored the Oxford, Ohio 45056 [email protected] countryside around his home and absorbed his father’s interest in the natural world. He became an undergraduate at Reprinted, with permission, from Lloydiana 10 (4), 2006.

Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 9 MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF Fungi: Experimental Methods in Biology

Fungi: Experimental Meth- ical processes. It is well-written but poorly proofed. After ods in Biology. 2005. R. Ma- carefully defining his nomenclature for the discussion of mat- heshwari. CRC Press, 6000 ing and signal transduction using bold a and greek alpha (␣), Broken Sound Parkway, NW, he writes that ‘a-cells on the other hand bind the a- Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL pheromone produced by the a-cells’, which is confusing, to 33487, [email protected], say the least. The first a, should have been printed as ␣. He ISBN 1-57444-468-9. 350 pp. goes on to write: ‘if mutant a-cells defective in producing a- Price: $149.95. pheromone are cross-streaked on a plate with a wild type a- cell, a zone of growth inhibition is observed around the mu- This 24th volume in the tant only because a-pheromone produced by a-cells arrests CRC Mycology Series might the growth of a-cells.’ This sentence is one of several used to well be called ‘Inference in explain a figure in which the cells are labeled a- and ␣. I Fungal Physiology’. The task found this rather arcane, while interesting material, to be ex- that Maheshwari set himself ceptionally difficult to decipher. was to explicate the methods The fourth section consisting of a single chapter reviews that have been used to address problems in fungal physiolo- the methods and kinds of transformation of fungi and the dis- gy and his success is to be commended. This work provides covery of gene-silencing phenomena – silencing by mutation, an overview of the state of the art in many areas of fungal meiotic silencing of unpaired DNA, DNA methylation, inter- physiology including genomics and proteomics. It should be nuclear silencing, and gene quelling. I found this chapter a useful, if not required, text for graduate students with inter- rough going and confusing, perhaps because the information ests in fungi beyond their research topic. The book should is still somewhat sketchy, perhaps because genetics is not my also prove useful as a model for future texts through both its area of expertise. Alternatively, in this chapter Maheshwari successes and its few failures. cites only one of his many research publications, primarily on The author’s approach is to identify a more or less broad aspects of Neurospora biology, and it may be his relative un- topic of contemporary interest to mycologists and then to familiarity with this cutting edge area of research that made present its current status with reference to the methods used the chapter difficult. The following section reviews knowl- to achieve the presented results. He is frequently succinct to edge of thermophily in fungi, photoresponses and circadian the point of being telegraphic, but usually successful in out- rhythms, and decomposition of lignin, cellulose and hemi- lining the way in which he has arrived at his conclusions. The cellulose by fungi. The final section presents a brief survey of book is broadly divided into six sections. As an example of fungal populations; it is both slightly inaccurate and far too his method, the first section is divided into two chapters. The short. Again, this is not an area in which Maheshwari has first is a discussion of the unique features of fungi comprised been an active investigator. A far better summary of fungal of two chapters: one on hyphae, the other on the multinuclear population biology is John Burnett’s Fungal Populations and condition. In the first he briefly characterizes several of the Species (2004). The last chapter is, appropriately, a review of phenomena that make fungi unique: their longevity and inde- the physiology of senescence. There is an unfortunately mis- terminate growth, apical and synchronized growth, cy- leading appendix in which Maheshwari briefly reviews fun- toskeletal assembly, protein secretion and hydrophobins, nu- gal taxonomy and nomenclature. trient uptake, cell wall ultrastructure, mycelium formation, Despite its several errors, this is an important volume. and the synchronized growth that leads to the morphogenesis Few authors could, with the exception of the chapter on of macrostructures. His conclusions are derived from micro- yeasts, single-handedly write such a comprehensive review of scopic, nucleic acid, and enzymological studies. As with all the state of our knowledge about how fungi function as indi- his chapters he finishes with a brief section of interesting viduals, populations, and members of the global economy of problems that remain to be adequately addressed. nature. Maheshwari has done an exemplary job. Specialists The second section on interactions with other organisms may feel slighted and quibble about the minutia and such is, in is perhaps the book’s weakest: a chapter on symbioses cover- part, a reviewer’s job, but the integration of information from ing lichen biology and mycorrhiza; and a chapter on plant such a broad area and the general clarity of presentation found pathogens. The third section examines model systems in fun- in this volume deserve wide readership among mycologists, gal biology: Neurospora, Saccharomyces, Aspergillus, and plant pathologists, geneticists and molecular biologists. Ustilago. The chapter on yeasts by Amithabi Chaudhuri is a — David S. Yohalem summary of the state of this important subject of basic re- East Malling Research search and integrates genetic, biochemical and nucleic acid- East Malling, Kent UK based methods to gain fundamental knowledge about biolog- [email protected]

10 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF Hypocreales of the Southeastern United States . . .

Hypocreales of the South- M. A. Curtis) Rossman & Samuels. Hypocrea cinereoflava eastern United States: An Samuels & Seifert demonstrates a so-called “Asa Gray dis- Identification Guide. 2006. junction” in its distribution, collected in eastern North Amer- Gary J. Samuels, Amy Y. ica as well as eastern Asia (Japan). The same could be said of Rossman, Priscila Chaverri, H. megalocitrina Yoshim. Doi that is indicated for eastern Barrie E. Overton, and United States (MD, NC) and Japan, and was found in eastern KadriPõldmaa. CBS Biodi- Russia recently. Hypocrea microcitrina Yoshim. Doi, Hy- versity Series 4. Centraalbu- pomyces completus (G. Arnold) Rogerson & Samuels, H. reau voor Schimmelcultures, hyalinus (Schwein. : Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul., H. papulasporae Utrecht, The Netherlands. 145 Rogerson & Samuels var. americanus Rogerson & Samuels, pp. Price: €70.00. and Viridispora diparietispora (J. H. Mill., Giddens & A. A. Foster) Samuels & Rossman are additional species of similar The species of Hypocre- biogeographical pattern. The color plate illustrating Nectria ales included in this book are coryli Fuckel suggests that the fungus reported from eastern those that occur in North Car- Asia under this name by Vasilyeva (1998) may be different olina, South Carolina, Ten- as it is restricted to Araliaceae, i.e. never occurs on Corylus nessee and Georgia. They belong in four families: Bionectri- spp., its fruit bodies are always black, never red, and as- aceae (11), Clavicipitaceae (2), Hypocreaceae (56), and cospores are smaller. Hypocrea ceracea Chaverri & Samuels, Nectriaceae (32). Descriptions and color illustrations are pro- H. chionea Ellis & Everh., H. chromosperma M. A. Curtis & vided for all 101 species. Keys to genera and species are help- Peck, Hypomyces banningiae Peck, Nectria chlorinella ful for their identification. The color illustrations demonstrate Cooke, and N. rubicarpa Cooke are only known from eastern both the appearance of fruit bodies on the substrate and mi- North America, while Hypocrea scutellaeformis Berk. & croscopic features including asci and ascospores. These fea- Ravenel was so far not found beyond South Carolina. tures are important for mycologists working to recognize Because of the biogeographical patterns mentioned, this these hypocrealean fungi in nature. Information on habitat book is valuable for many mycologists working on a compre- and known distribution of species is also presented. hensive account of fungal biodiversity in various countries. Most of the species included in this book are common in temperate and tropical areas, but some of them display spe- — Larissa Vasilyeva Institute of Biology and Soil Science cific biogeographic patterns. The latter include vicarious Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences species in temperate and tropical regions, such as Hydropis- Vladivostok 690022 Russia phaeria peziza (Tode:Fr.) Dumort and H. suffulta (Berk. & [email protected]

The Missing Lineages: Physiology and Ecology . . . The Missing Lineages: Phy- from roots and grow reasonably well as anamorphs in culture. logeny and Ecology of Endo- They can be pinned down to family and often genus by mo- phytic and Other Enigmatic lecular methods, although species identifications at present Root-Associated Fungi. 2005. are usually only to the anamorph. Their taxonomic position is Richard C. Summerbell, Ran- thus less enigmatic than it was prior to availability of molec- dolph S. Currah and Lynne ular methods, which also can be used to develop ecological Sigler (Editors). Studies in My- information. But their enigmatic, difficult and recalcitrant na- cology 53: 1-262. Centraalbu- ture still reigns when it comes to deciphering their functions reau voor Schimmelcultures, and interactions with their hosts and associated root-inhabit- Utrecht, The Netherlands. ing organisms. They can and often do stubbornly resist form- www.cbs.knaw.nl. Price ing the same structures in host tissues in the glasshouse or €65.00 growth chamber that they do in nature, hence doubt shadows the functional interpretation of results of inoculations under The pairing of the words well-controlled, experimental conditions. “Endophytic” and “Other Researches who take on the challenge of studying these Enigmatic” in the title aptly fungi must thus be either intrepid or foolhardy, or both. This characterizes the subjects of this book. Other words that may account for why this 262 page book has its eleven chap- might have been used include “difficult” and “recalcitrant.” ters contributed by mycologists from only ten of the world’s These endophytes, a group that excludes “classical” mycorrhizal fungi, are sometimes, perhaps often, readily isolated Continued on following page

Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 11 MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF hundreds of mycological research groups. The last and their research given the support it deserves. After all, these longest chapter (63 pages), by Richard Summerbell, presents fungi are everywhere, and I venture to suggest that hardly a a comprehensive review of the pre-1985 literature on root en- plant on earth lacks them to one degree or another. What are dophytes, as he puts it “to liberate some of the historical lit- they doing out there? What is their interaction with the “clas- erature from mostly undeserved obscurity.” Of the other ten sical” mycorrhizal fungi? Surely a fascinating evolutionary chapters, three have a taxonomic emphasis, two deal with story lurks, waiting to be discovered and to demand rethink- culture methods for identification of Oidiodendron species, ing of the standard evolutionary theories that ignore symbio- one surveys Oidiodendron species, three deal with the diver- sis and its role in natural selection. sity of endophytes associated with various host plants, and The book is paper-bound, printed in superbly legible one is appropriately titled “Seeking the elusive function of type on good quality paper, and has many excellent black- the root-colonising dark septate endophytic fungi.” Taken to- and-white illustrations plus one color plate. It is a must for gether, these papers demonstrate (1) how much this limited any research group seriously interested in mycorrhizae and number of determined researchers has learned about these their associated endophytic fungi. enigmatic, difficult and recalcitrant fungi; and (2) how much — Jim Trappe more study is needed to understand their taxonomy, diversity Department of Forest Science and ecosystematic functions. Let us cheer them on and hope Oregon State University their ranks will be swelled by additional mycologists and Corvallis, OR 97331-5752 [email protected]

Phlylogenic Relationships and Morphology of Cytospora Species . . .

Phylogenetic Relationships cal characters for distinguishing species. These challenges and Morphology of Cytospo- have been exacerbated by taxonomic uncertainty and the lack ra Species and Related of a recent comprehensive treatment. While the authors have Teleomorphs (Ascomycota, chosen to limit the scope of this work to the host Eucalyptus, Diaporthales, Valsaceae) the reader will find material of wider interest in the compre- from Eucalyptus. 2005. G.C. hensive introduction, covering ecology and pathology, a his- Adams, M.J. Wingfield, R. torical overview of classification of both the anamorphic and Common & J. Roux. Cen- teleomorphic states, and a discussion of generic and species traalbureau voor Schimmel- concepts. The authors present a phylogenetic analysis of the cultures, P.O. Box 85167, ITS region of the ribosomal RNA comparing isolates of Cy- Utrecht, The Netherlands. tospora on Eucalyptus to isolates on other hosts. Based on www.cbs.knaw.nl/publica- this analysis, the authors support treating the genera Leucos- tions/index.htm. Studies in toma, Valsella, and Valseutypella as synonyms of Valsa. Mycology 52: 1-147. Price: In the taxonomic section that is the bulk of the book, €55.00. Adams et al. provide detailed morphological descriptions of twenty-three species of Cytospora, associated teleomorphs Eucalyptus species are of increasing global importance and synonymous names, and notes on host and distribution as ornamental plants and as plantation trees for fiber and for each species. Included are descriptions of eleven new wood production. Mostly native to Australia, these species species. Each description is richly illustrated with high-qual- have been introduced to many other countries around the ity, full-color photographs and drawings. Despite this in- world, where they have sometimes faced the emergence of depth treatment, Cytospora species on Eucalyptus may still new pathogens such as the bark canker, Cytospora eucalypti- defy easy identification. The authors have chosen not to pro- cola, first observed in South Africa. Fungi in the anamorphic vide a species key, instead recommending analysis of DNA genus Cytospora with teleomorphs Valsa spp. in the Dia- sequence data in combination with examination of morphol- porthales are common and important pathogens causing ogy for anyone wishing to identify species with some level of cankers on a wide range of plants. Economic impacts can be confidence. Nevertheless, mycologists and plant pathologists significant for crop plants including fruit trees such as apple, will find this attractive volume an essential resource and a cherry, peach, and prune; ornamental trees such as maple and welcome addition to the sparse taxonomic literature current- spruce, and, in some cases, sugarcane and wheat. Cytospora ly available for Cytospora species and their teleomorphs. species may be even more widespread than initially realized, due to their ability to persist undetected, as endophytes or la- — Erica Cline tent pathogens. Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory Agricultural Research Service, USDA These commonly encountered pathogens have frustrated Beltsville, MD 20905 many plant pathologists due to the lack of clear morphologi- [email protected]

12 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MYCOLOGIST’S BOOKSHELF Recently Received Books

• Fungi of Australia. Septoria. 2006. Michael J. • Flora Agaricina Neerlandica. Volume 6. 2005. • An Illustrated Guide to the Coprophilous As- Priest. CSIRO Publishing, P.O. Box 1139, Colling- M.E. Noordeloos, Th. W. Kuyper, & E.C. Vel- comycetes of Australia. 2005. Ann Bell. CBS wood, Victoria 3066, Australia, www.publish. linga. CRC Press, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, Biodiversity Series 3. Centraalbureau voor Schim- csiro.au, ISBN: 0643093761. 259 pp. Hardback. NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, orders@cr- melcultures, P.O. Box 85167, Utrecht, The Nether- Price: AU $110.00. Review in progress. cpress.com. ISBN 9-0541-0496-1, 310 pp. Price: lands. www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/index.htm. $59.95. Requested from publisher. ISBN: 90-70351-580, 172 pp. including 32 black • Phyllachoraceae of Australia. 2006. Ceridwen A. & white plates and 66 color plates. Price: €55.00. Pearce and Kevin D. Hyde. Fungal Diversity Re- • The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Reviewed in Jul-Aug issue. search Series 17. Fungal Diversity Press, Pokfulam Role in the Ecosystem, Third Edition. 2005. J. Road, Hong Kong, China, www.fungal Dighton, J.F. White, Jr. & P. Oudemans. CRC • Insect-Fungal Associations: Ecology and Evolu- diversity.org/fdp/fdp.htm, ISBN 962 86765 04. Press, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, Suite tion. 2005. F.E. Vega & M. Blackwell (eds). Ox- 308 pp. Price: $80.00. Review needed. 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, email: orders@crc- ford University, Oxford, United Kingdom, press.com. ISBN 0-8247-2355-4, 936 pp. Price: www.oup.com/us, ISBN 0-19-516652-3, 333 pp. • Genera of Freshwater Fungi. 2006. Lei Cai, $139.95. Requested from publisher. Price: $49.50 (hardbound). Review in progress. Kevin D. Hyde and Clement K.M. Tsui. Fungal Diversity Research Series 18. Fungal Diversity • Fungi: Experimental Methods in Biology. 2005. • Introduction to Biodeterioration, Second Edi- Press, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China, www. R. Maheshwari. CRC Press, 6000 Broken Sound tion. 2004. D. Allsopp, K. Seal & C.. Gaylarde. fungaldiversity.org/fdp/fdp.htm, ISBN 988 99320 Parkway, NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 08. 261 pp. Price: $80.00. Review needed. [email protected]. ISBN 1-57444-468-9. 350 uk.cambridge.org/, 237 pp. Price: $75.00 hardback, pp. Price: $149.95. Reviewed in this issue. $34.99 paperback. Reviewed in Jul-Aug issue. • The Triumph of the Fungi. A Rotten History. 2007. Nicholas P. Money. Oxford University • Fusarium Mycotoxins: Chemistry, Genetics and • The Missing Lineages. Phylogeny and Ecology Press, 2001 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513, Biology. 2006. A.E. Desjardins. APS Press, 3340 of Endophytic and Other Enigmatic Root-asso- www.oup.com, ISBN 13-978-0-19-518971-1. 197 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121, ciated Fungi. 2005. Centraalbureau voor Schim- pp. Price: $29.95. Review in progress. [email protected], www.shopapspress.org. ISBN: melcultures, P.O. Box 85167, Utrecht, The Nether- 09-89054-335-6. 268 pp. Price: $89.00. Review lands. www.cbs.knaw.nl/publications/index.htm. • Aflatoxin and Food Safety. 2005. H.K. Abbas (ed). needed. Studies in Mycology 53: 1-262. Price: €55.00.Re- CRC Press, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, viewed in this issue. Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, orders@crc- • The Genus Gymnopilus (Fungi, Agaricales) in press.com. ISBN 10: 0-8247-2303-1 (Hardcover). the Czech Republic with Respect to Collections • Monograph of the Genus Hemileia (Uredi- 587 pp. Price: $178.95. Review needed. from Other European Countries. 2005. J. Holec. nales). 2005. A. Ritschel. Bibliotheca Mycologica Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B., Historia 200: 1-132. www.schweizerbart.de/pubs/series/ • British Fungus Flora 9 / Russulaceae: Lactarius. Naturalis 61: 1-52. Available from the author bibliotheca-mycologica-59.html. ISBN 3-443- 2005. R.W. Rayner, assisted by R. Watling & E. ([email protected]) or Myris Trade Company 59102-7. Price: €55.00.Review in progress. Turnbull. Print and Publications Section, Royal (myris.myris.cz). Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, • Mycelium Running. How Mushrooms Can Edinburgh EH3 5LR, United Kingdom, pps@ • Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms, Help Save the World. 2005. P. Stamets. Ten rbge.org.uk. ISBN 1 872291 34 1 (Softcover). 203 Third Edition. 2000. P. Stamets. Ten Speed Press, Speed Press, Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94797, pp. Price: British pounds 12.50 (excluding Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94797, www.tenspeed.com. ISBN-13: 978-1-58008579-3 postage). Review in progress. www.tenspeed.com. ISBN-10: 1-58008-175-4, (Paperback). 339 pp. Price: $35.00. Reviewed in 574 pp. Price: $45.00. Review in progress. Sept.-Oct. issue. • A Colour Atlas of Diseases of Lettuce and Re- lated Salad Crops: Observation, Biology and • Handbook of Industrial Mycology. 2005. Z. An. • MycoAlbum CD Introductory Mycology Labo- Control. 2006. First published 2003. D. Blancard, CRC Press, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway, NW, ratory Review. 2006. G. Barron. For availability, H. Lot, & B. Maisonneauve. Translated from Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487, orders@crc- contact the author: www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/. French. Published by Academic Press. Available press.com. ISBN 0-8247-5655-X, 784 p. Price: Over 1,000 illustrations. 2 CDs. US $25 plus ship- from APS Press, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St. Paul, $169.95. Requested from publisher. ping and handling for professional biologists, US MN 55121, [email protected], ISBN 978-0-12- $15 plus S & H for students. An Instructor’s Ver- 372557-8. 376 p. Price: $169.00. Reviewed in Jul- • Hypocreales of the Southeastern United States: sion US $35 plus S & H includes an image folder Aug issue. An Identification Guide. 2006. G.J. Samuels, with over 600 downloadable images at 800 x 600 A.Y. Rossman, P. Chaverri, B.E. Overton & K. pixels for power point presentations. Review in • Common Mushrooms of the Talamanca Moun- Poldmaa. CBS Biodiversity Series 4. Centraalbu- progress. tain, Costa Rica. 2005. R.E. Halling & G.M. reau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 85167, Mueller. The New York Botanical Garden, 200th Utrecht, The Netherlands. www.cbs. knaw.nl/pub- • 100 Years of Fungal Biodiversity in Southern St. & Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, New York 10458- lications/index.htm. ISBN-10: 90-70351-59-5, 144 Africa. 2006. P.W. Crous, M.J. Wingfield, B. Slip- 5126, www.nybg.org/bcsi/spub, ISBN 0-89327- pp including 102 color plates. Price: €70.00. Re- pers, I.H. Rong, & R.A. Samson (eds.) Centraalbu- 460-7. 195 pp. Price: $19.95. Review in progress. viewed in this issue. reau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 85167, Utrecht, The Netherlands, www.cbs.knaw.nl/pub- • Diseases of Trees and Shrubs, Second Edition. • The Identification of Fungi: An Illustrated In- lications/index.htm. Studies in Mycology 55: 1- 2005. W.A. Sinclair & H.H. Lyon. Cornell Univer- troduction with Keys, Glossary, and Guide to 305. Price: €65.00. Reviewed in Sept.-Oct. issue. sity Press, P.O. Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14851, Literature. 2006. F. Dugan. APS Press, 3340 Pilot www.cupserv.org, ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-4371-8. Knob Road, St. Paul, MN 55121, [email protected], • Taxonomy and Pathology of Tognina (Dia- 660 pp. plus CD. Price: $85.00. Reviewed in Jul- www.shopapspress.org. ISBN 0-89054-336-4, 182 porthales) and its Phaeoacremonium Aug issue. pp. Price: $65.00. Review in progress. anamorph. 2006. L. Mostert, J.Z. Groenewald, R.C. Summerbell, W. Gams & P.W. Crous. Cen- • Evolutionary Genetics of Fungi. 2005. J. Xu (ed) traalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box Horizon Scientific Press, 270 Madison Ave. New 85167, Utrecht, The Netherlands, www.cbs. York, NY 10016, email: spoornam@taylorand- knaw.nl/publications/index.htm. Studies in Mycol- francis.com, ISBN 1-904933-15-7. 345 pp. Price: ogy 54: 1-115. Price: €55.00.Reviewed in Sept.- $173.00. Reviewed in Jul-Aug issue. Oct. issue.

Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 13 MYCOLOGICAL CLASSIFIEDS European Mycological Association Activities Registration forms for all European Mycological Association EMA Linnaeus Symposium [celebrating the tercentenary of meetings will be available from the EMA website (www.euro- the birth of Linnaeus] mould.org) - select the menu option “Activities” and hyperlinks to 14-18 May 2007. Sweden, Uppsala. Organizer: Mr Anders registration forms will be shown. Nonmembers are welcome. Bohlin. This meeting, the week before Linnaeus’ birthday, is likely ECCF Microfungi Conservation to be the only international event centered on mycology during Working Group Meeting the whole of this year’s jubilee program. In addition to paper- late February 2007 [exact dates to be confirmed]. Ukraine, Kiev. reading sessions, there will be a workshop on assessing the con- Organizer: Dr V.P. Hayova. servation status of fungi using IUCN criteria, and there will be a The first meeting of this new working group with the aim of field trip to Hammarby, Linnaeus’ country house. raising awareness of the need to promote conservation of microfungi. XV Congress of European Mycologists 16-21 September 2007. Russia, St Petersburg. Organizer: Dr A.E. 19th International Days for Search & Study Kovalenko. of Nivicolous Myxomycetes 20-28 April 2007. Ukraine, Carpathian Mountains. Organizer: In addition, an update regarding Cyberliber, the Digital Li- Ms T.I. Krivomaz. brary for Mycology... Work to make mycological literature freely A meeting organized jointly with the Féderation My- available on the internet continues through the Cyberliber cologique Botanique Dauphiné-Savoie. A wonderful opportunity (www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber) and Libri Fungorum to visit and collect in some of Europe’s wildest mountains. (http://194.203.77.76/LibriFungorum) websites. Scanned images of over 75,000 pages can already be viewed and it is hoped that, EMA Spring Foray by the end of 2006, the number will exceed 100,000. This will in- 25-29 April 2007 [dates subject to confirmation]. Greece, Thes- clude 20 volumes of Saccardo’s Sylloge Fungorum, all of saloniki. Organizer: Dr S. Diamandis. Zahlbruckners Index Lichenum, all of Petrak’s Lists, 4 volumes The emphasis of this meeting will be to strengthen the Greek of the Index of Fungi, 40 volumes of Mycotaxon, all of Grevil- fungal checklist in records of ascomycetes and other smaller fungi, lea, all of Michelia, 10 volumes of Sydowia, all of the Fries and though larger fungi will also be studied: sites visited will include Persoon sanctioning works, and various other important early coastal native pine and maquis, chestnut/beech/black pine forest, mycological works, including Corda’s Icones Fungorum. The and fir and pine forests at higher altitudes. The foray will build on MSA has kindly agreed to permit back volumes of Mycologia to the work done through the British Mycological Society’s foray to be scanned for Cyberliber and images of the first 10 volumes are northern Greece in the 1980s. currently being edited and will soon be available. Graduate Student Assistantship at University of Hawaii A 2 or 3 year assistantship is available in the Department of applicants with excellent academic credentials, strong letters of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences at the University of references, research experience and commitment to research en- Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, to support a qualified graduate student deavors. Highly motivated individuals with strong backgrounds in in the Master’s Program with interest in Tropical Plant Pathology mycology, plant sciences, or biology are encouraged to apply. and Mycology. Admission to the UH Graduate Program and the Salary: stipend, tuition waiver, optional health insurance. Closing Graduate Program in the Department is required. Information can date November 30, 2006 but will be extended until a qualified ap- be obtained at www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/peps/. The student will con- plicant is found. Position begins in the Spring of 2007. Interested duct a statewide survey of orchid nurseries and determine the fre- individuals should send a letter of application, and CV electroni- quency of Fusarium species at each nursery. Pathogenicity tests of cally to Dr. Janice Y. Uchida at [email protected] or to the De- pure cultures of each Fusarium species will be conducted and iso- partment of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences at lates will be identified using morphological and molecular meth- [email protected] with attention to Dr. Uchida. Transcripts ods. Fungicides and biocontrol agents will be screened against the and three letters of recommendation should be sent to the Depart- Fusarium species. Applicants should have a B.S. or B.A. degree ment or Dr. Uchida, at 3190 Maile Way, St. John Hall 304, Uni- in botany, biology, or related sciences. Preference will be given to versity of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Mold Testing and Identification Services Available Identification and contamination control for buildings, food [email protected] or voice mail at 541.929.5984. Surface technology, animal and plant diseases. ASTM & Mil-Spec test- mail send to Abbey Lane Laboratory, LLC, PO Box 1665, Philo- ing for fungal resistance of materials. 10% discount for regular math, OR 97370 USA. For more information see www.pioneer. and sustaining MSA members. Please contact Steve Carpenter at net/~microbe/abbeylab.html

14 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MYCOLOGICAL CLASSIFIEDS Reasons for Celebrating Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus was born nearly 300 years ago in a dren and young people; the second goal is to present a small village in Småland, Råshult. Celebrations of the full-faceted image of Carl Linnaeus for the general pub- tercentenary are currently being prepared throughout lic. The tercentenary is centred on the concepts of Cre- Sweden and in many places abroad. The Linnaeus Ter- ativity - Curiosity - Science. These principles form the centenary will offer many exciting events - from scientif- basis for all events and they have set their stamp on the ic conferences to lectures for the general public, exhibi- preparations. tions, Linnaeus rambles in the countryside, and guided You can find the information that interests you on the tours of the Linnaeus Sites in Småland and Uppland. portal at www.linnaeus2007.se. Further information is The Linnaeus Tercentenary has two clear goals. The available from the pages that are linked to the pages of first goal is to increase interest for science among chil- the portal.

EMA Linnaeus Symposium Uppsala 2007 PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Monday, May 14 - arrival Tuesday, May 15; Anders Bohlin – “Linnaeus and the Fungi”, Åke Strid – “Elias Fries – the Man and the Mycologist”, Ove Eriksson – “Fungi of Sweden, Ascomycota”, Svengunnar Ryman - visit to the Herbarium, Anders Bohlin - Visit to the Linnean garden and museum Wednesday, May 16; Anders Dahlberg –“Fungal conservation in Sweden” and “IUCN criteria for a European Red list”, Svengunnar Ryman - excursion at one of Linnaeus’ pathways in the surroundings of Uppsala. Thursday, May 17 (holyday in Sweden, Ascension Day); EMA meeting session, visit to Hammarby Friday, May 18 – departure or private sight-seeing

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Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 15 MYCOLOGICAL CLASSIFIEDS XV Congress of European Mycologists Dear colleague, Several invited plenary meeting lectures will be included in the programme. Pre- and post-Congress tours, a one- It is a great honour to announce that the XV Congress of day mycological excursion, exhibitions and a cultural pro- European Mycologists [XVCEM] will be held in St Peters- gramme during the Congress will also be arranged. The burg, Russia, 16-21 September 2007. programme is opened for discussion. Ideas and suggestions for topics and contents of symposia, workshops, round ta- The principal organizer of the Congress is the Komarov bles, satellite symposia, etc., and for cultural events during Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The the Congress will be most welcome. Congress is being organized under the auspices of the Euro- pean Mycological Association, with close co-operation of XVCEM Organizing Committee: several other organizations, including the All-Russian Insti- tute of Plant Protection, the Lomonosov Moscow State Uni- Dr Alexander Kovalenko (Chairman, Russia) versity and the National Academy of Mycology. Dr Nadezhda Psurtseva (Secretary, Russia) Dr Michael Andreev (Russia) For the first time the Congress of European Mycologists Dr Tetiana Andrianova (EMA Secretary, Ukraine) will have an extended format as a meeting of the European Prof. Margarita Bondartseva (Russia) Mycological Association, which was established during the Prof. Yuriy Dyakov (Russia) XIVCEM. As a result it will be possible to present European Prof. Leo van Griensven (the Netherlands) Mycology in its full variety. Prof. David Hawksworth (Spain & UK) Prof. Sergei Inge-Vechtomov (Russia) The Preliminary Scientific Programme of the Prof. Mark Levitin (Russia) XVCEM will accordingly include symposia, workshops and Dr David Minter (EMA President, UK) round tables on the following topics: Dr Yuriy Novozhilov (Russia) Prof. Yuriy Sergeev (Russia) • Fungal systematics and taxonomy; Prof. Igor Tikhonovich (Russia). • Fungal genomics; • Development mycology (morphology, cytology, biochem- The language of the Congress is English. The basic lo- istry, physiology of fungi); cation of the Congress is Park inn Pulkovskaya. Management • Plant-fungus interactions (lichen-forming, ecto- and en- support and technical service of the Congress is handled by domycorrhizal, endophytic fungi); PCO Monomax, Ltd. We will regularly update the Congress • Phytopathogenic fungi; website and distribute the further information by e-mail. • Mycogeography and population mycology; • Fungi in ecosystems; On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we hope that • Fungal diversity and conservation; the coming Congress will be an exiting and productive my- • Fungal biotechnology, mushroom cultivation, medicinal cological event, and we look forward to seeing you in St Pe- mycology. tersburg in September 2007.

An open meeting of the ECCF will take place during Contact: Dr Nadezhda Psurtseva, Congress Secretary the Congress, and the following satellite symposia are E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] planned: Fax: +7 (812) 234-45-12 Address: Komarov Botanical Institute, Prof. Popov Street, • Medical mycology; 2, 197376, St Petersburg, RUSSIA • Toxigenic micromycetes in Europe; Congress website: www.xvcem.org. • Centenary of the Jaczewski Laboratory of Mycology & Alexander Kovalenko, Congress Chairman Phytopathology. Nadezhda Psurtseva, Congress Secretary David Minter, EMA President Tetiana Andrianova, EMA Secretary

16 Inoculum 57(6), December 2006 MYCOLOGY ON-LINE

Below is an alphabetical list of websites featured in Inoculum during the past 12 months. Those wishing to add sites to this directory or to edit addresses should email . Unless otherwise notified, listings will be automatically deleted after one year (at the editors discretion). * = New or Updated info (most recent Inoculum Volume-Number citation)

Ascomycota of Sweden Interactive Key to Hypocreales of Southeastern United States (57-2) www.umu.se/myconet/asco/indexASCO.html nt.ars-rin.gov/taxadescriptions/keys/HypocrealesSEIndex.cfm Australasian Mycological Society Website ISHAM: the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology for Introductory Fungal Biology (53-4) www.isham.org bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/mycology/default.htm Libri Fungorum Mycological Publications (57-4) Authors of Fungal Names (54-2) 194.203.77.76/LibriFungorum/Index.htm www.indexfungorum.org/AuthorsOfFungalNames.htm Mycologia On-Line (53-3, page 18) Bibliography of Systematic Mycology www.mycologia.org www.speciesfungorum.org/BSM/bsm.htm Mycological Progress (52-3) British Mycological Society (54-1) www.mycological-progress.com britmycolsoc.org.uk The Myconet Classification of the Ascomycota Collection of 800 Pictures of Macro- and Micro-fungi www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet www.mycolog.com Mycosearch web directory/search engine (51-5) Cordyceps Website www.mycosearch.com www.mushtech.org Mushroom World [new Korean/English site in 2001] (51-6) Corticiod Nomenclatural Database (56-2) www.mushworld.com phyloinformatics.org NAMA Poison Case Registry (51-4) Coverage in Ukraine of Higher Fungal Ranks (56-2) www.sph.umich.edu/~kwcee/mpcr www.cybertruffle.org.uk/lists/index.htm Plant-associated Fungi of Brazil (54-2) Cyberliber Mycological Publications (57-4) nt.ars-grin.gov www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/index.htm (Select Search Fungal Databases, option 3, Host-Fungus Distributions) Cybertruffle’s Fungal Valhalla (56-2) Pleurotus spp. www.cybertruffle.org.uk/valhalla/index.htm www.oystermushrooms.net Dictionary of The Fungi Classification Rare, Endangered or Under-recorded Fungi in Ukraine (56-2) www.indexfungorum.org/names/fundic.asp www.cybertruffle.org.uk/redlists/index.htm Distribution Maps of Caribbean Fungi (56-2) Registry of Mushrooms in Art Website www.biodiversity.ac.psiweb.com/carimaps/index.htm members.cox.net/ mushroomsinart/ Distribution Maps of Georgian Fungi (56-2) Searchable database of culture collection www.cybertruffle.org.uk/gruzmaps/index.htm of wood decay fungi (56-6, page 22) www.fpl.fs.fed.us/rwu4501/index.html Distribution Maps of Ukrainian Fungi (56-2) www.cybertruffle.org.uk/ukramaps/index.htm Species of Glomeromycota Website (55-3) www.amf-phylogeny.com Electronic Library for Mycology (56-2) www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/index.htm Systematics of the Saprolegniaceae (53-4) www.ilumina-dlib.org Fun Facts About Fungi (55-1) www.herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/funfacts/factindx.htm Tripartite Similarity Calculator (55-1) www.amanitabear.com/similarity Funga Veracruzana (53-6) www.uv.mx/institutos/forest/hongos/fungavera/index.html U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) Complete Mushroom Specimen Database (57-1, page 21) Index of Fungi www.ars.usda.gov/ba/psi/sbml www.indexfungorum.org/names/names.asp Website for the mycological journal Mycena (56-2) ING (Index Nominum Genericorum) Database (52-5) www.mycena.org/index.htm ravenel.si.edu/botany/ing/ingForm.cfm Wild Mushrooms From Tokyo Interactive Key, Descriptions & Illustrations for Hypomyces (52-6) www.ne.jp/asahi/mushroom/tokyo/ nt.ars-grin.gov/taxadescriptions/hypomyces/

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