The Bird's Nest Fungi.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Organization and Use of the Book -- 1 General Account of the Nidulariaceae -- A / Introduction and general structure -- B / Dispersal -- C / Nuclear behaviour -- D / Other aspects of bird's nest fungi -- 2 Brief Historical Outline -- A / Early studies -- B / Unravelling of the dispersal problem -- C / Recent studies -- D / Conclusion -- 3 Basidiospore Form, Development, and Germination -- A / Form and structure -- B / Development -- C / Germination -- D / Germ tubes and germlings -- 4 Characteristics and Interactions of Homokaryotic Mycelia -- A / Characteristics -- B / Nutritional requirements -- C / Mycelial interactions -- 5 Heterokaryotic Mycelium and Fruit Body Formation -- A / Characteristics of heterokaryotic mycelium -- B / Formation of sporocarps -- C / Conditions known to affect fruiting -- D / Early signs of fruiting -- E / Opening of mature sporocarps -- F / Orientation of sporocarps -- G / Irregular fruiting -- H / Variation in form of sporocarps -- I / Details of sporocarp development -- 6 Morphology and Behaviour of Nuclei -- 7 The Fruit Body as a Spore Dispersal Mechanism -- A / The mechanism -- B / The funiculus -- C / The wall of the fruit body -- D / Shape of fruit body and angle of its sides -- E / Plications and setae -- F / Position of fruit body -- G / Surface and arrangement of peridioles -- 8 Experiments on Splash Dispersal of Perodioles -- A / The germ of the idea -- B / The experiments -- 9 Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecology -- A / General -- B / Occurrence -- C / Distribution and ecology -- 10 Miscellaneous Observations and Notes -- A / Ingestion of bird's nest fungi by humans -- B / Some metabolites of Cyathus -- C / Rain-splash dispersal in other plants -- D / Other cupulate fruit bodies and some thoughts on evolution -- 11 Review of Taxonomic Characters.

A / Introduction -- B / Macroscopic characteristics -- C / Microscopic characteristics -- 12 The Genera Nidularia and Mycocalia -- A / Distinction between the two genera -- B / The genus Nidularia -- C / The genus Mycocalia -- D / Notes on doubtful species of Nidularia -- 13 The Genera Nidula and Crucibulum -- A / Nidula -- B / The genus Crucibulum -- 14 The Genus Cyathus -- A / The genus -- B / The groups of Cyathus -- C / Cyathus species and synonyms listed alphabetically -- D / Species descriptions by groups -- E / Doubtful species -- Nidulariana -- Selected Bibliography -- Glossary -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- P -- S -- T -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

All known species of Nidulariaceae, including many only recently recognized, are described in this volume. Brodie reports on all aspects of growth, structure, development, and life-cycle of these fungi, both in nature and in laboratory culture.

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