One very useful atlas of the European boletes

I have been using for years now Roberto Galli’s atlas “I Boleti” and I definitely consider it a must have for a mycological library, no matter if you are a beginner or an expert in boletes. That is why I would like to present here its . . . → Read More: One very useful atlas of the European boletes

Changes in the Code for nomenclature

The Editor-in-Chief of Mycotaxon has made an extensive summary on the very important and long awaited by the mycologists changes in the former International Code for Botanical Nomenclature, which now also has new title – International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants.

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Changes in the Code for Botanical Nomenclature The requirement for publishing new names on paper and the Latin diagnosis will be most probably dropped

Two days ago, some information appeared in Nature News about what is happening on the long expected 18th International Botanical Congress in Melbourne.

Needless to say, the mycological world is . . . → Read More: Changes in the Code for Botanical Nomenclature

New British bolete book

In the introduction to his “The genus Xerocomus” the boletologist Alan Hills wrote “If you want a key written, ask Geoffrey”. I can add nothing to his statement that will better describe Geoffrey’s new book on the British boletes that was just presented to the mycological community.

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New work on Boletus

Recently the Sicilian mycologist Nicola Amalfi kindly sent me a book that he published some time ago and this is exactly what I want to present to the readers of the site now.

This is a very handy book that covers all the Sicialian species of the . . . → Read More: New work on Boletus

New colour chart for mycologists

These days I accidentally stumbled upon a web-site offering colour charts for sale. I must admit, I have not been very positive at first, having seen many that are completely useless for the purposes of mycological work. However, browsing the web-site I quickly become more and . . . → Read More: New colour chart for mycologists

Molecular phylogenetics of Boletus section Boletus

The paper about the molecular phylogenetics of Boletus section Boletus that I wrote about recently appeared in the December issue of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

Full bibliographic details:

Dentinger, B.T.M., Ammirati, J.F., Both, E.E, Desjardin, D.E., Halling, R.E., Henkel, T.W., Moreau, P.-A., Nagasawa, E., Soytong, K., Taylor, A.F., . . . → Read More: Molecular phylogenetics of Boletus section Boletus

A new species in Boletus section Boletus and some information about the molecular studies in this section

Recently one new for the science species of Boletus was described, belonging to section Boletus. This is Boletus pinetorum M. Korhonen, so far known only from Finland, Norway and Estonia.

The description of this new species reminded . . . → Read More: A new species in Boletus section Boletus and some information about the molecular studies in this group

Bolete paintings

I have recently come across to Jiří Polčák’s bolete paintings posted on the Slovak site Nahuby. I was indeed delighted to see them, these are fantastic. Honestly I am already tempted to add new item under species descriptions and link it to those paintings. Do take some time and have a look . . . → Read More: Bolete paintings

A new atlas of boletes

A new atlas of boletes became available in 2009.

It is published by the Czech publisher “Academia” and authored by the famous boletologist Josef Šutara together with Michal Mikšík and Václav Janda. The book is printed in very handy pocket format with hard covers and contains 296 pages.

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