Mucor mucedo - http://www.dipbot.unict.it/sistematica/Mucor.html
Microscopic image of a zygospore. |
Rhizopus nigricans - http://www.dipbot.unict.it/sistematica/Rhizopu.html
Microscopic image. |
Syzygites megalocarpus - http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Syzygites_megalocarpus_01.htm
Photograph of this species growing on Gymnopus dryophilus. |
The Dung Crusades: Pilobolus crystallinus - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/seidler_ashl/
Research project in which Ashley Seidler takes a light-hearted look at this fungus, including its classification, habitat, adaptations, nutrition and reproduction. |
The Fung in the Dung - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2006.html
Poem by Tom Volk, with apologies to Dr Seuss, on the fungus Pilobolus crystallinus, and the important role it plays in decaying dung. |