Title: Myxomycetes : a handbook of slime molds /
Authors: Stephenson, Steven L.; Stempen, Henry.
Publisher: Timber Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Myxomycetes.; Myxomycetes Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Abstract: Studies the structure, reproduction and location around the world of the slime mold organism, Myxomycetes.
Contents: 1. Introduction to Myxomycetes. What are Myxomycetes? Life Cycles. Other Slime Molds. Biological Research with Myxomycetes -- 2. Structural Features of Myxomycetes. The Plasmodium. Types of Fruiting Bodies. Components of a Fruiting Body -- 3. Collection, Culture, and Study of Myxomycetes. Collection of Myxomycetes in Nature. Moist Chamber Cultures. Preparation of Material for Study -- 4. Distribution of Myxomycetes Around the World. Geographical Distribution. Snowbank Species. High-Latitude Species. Desert Species. Species Associated with Particular Habitats -- 5. Ecology of Myxomycetes. Trophic Stages. Substrate Relationships. Fruiting Season. Insect Associates. Myxomyceticolous Fungi. Bryophyte-Myxomycete Associations. Myxomycete-Human Relationships -- 6. Classification and Identification. Taxonomic Names. Keys to Orders and Selected Species. Descriptions of Species.