Once you understand what the important characters are in each group, fungal systematics makes sense. Comparison of old and new phyla, classes, orders, and families. Deuteromycetes systematics- practical techniques and modern morphology. Modern deuteromycete classification based on development of the conidiophore. We ll spend quite a bit of time on this section.
Taxonomy is our friend.
Just as there are reasons for changing all sorts of pathology ideas and approaches based on new technology, there are valid reasons for changing fungal names. The name changes are our key to learning more about each species, its life history, and its pathology. Discussion of resources . Find more information about fungi in books, journals, and the Internet. Tom Volk is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, located on the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin.