CONTENTS 



Preface vii 



1. Introduction 1 



2. Mycetozoa and Related Organisms 22 



3. Phycomyceteae : Chytridiales and Hyphochytriales 42 



4. Phycomyceteae: Blastocladiales and Monoblephar- 



IDALES 78 



5. Phycomyceteae: Lagenidiales and Saprolegniales 94 



6. Phycomyceteae: Peronosporales and Protomyce- 



tales 126 



7. Phycomyceteae: Mucorales, Entomophthorales, Zoo- 



pagales, Eccrinales 150 



8. The Higher Fungi: Carpomyceteae 192 



9. Class Ascomyceteae: Laboulbeniales and Discomy- 



cetes 200 



10. Class Ascomyceteae: The ''Pyrenomycetes" 262 



11. Class Ascomyceteae: Erysiphales, Aspergillales, 



Myriangiales, Saccharomycetales 307 



12. Class Basidiomyceteae: Subclass Teliosporeae 366 



13. Class Basidiomyceteae: Subclass Heterobasidiae. .. . 436 



14. Class Basidiomyceteae: Subclass Eubasidiae, ''Hy- 



menomyceteae " 464 



15. Class Basidiomyceteae: Subclass Eubasidiae, ^'Gas- 



teromyceteae " 530 



16. Fungi Imperfecta The Imperfect Fungi 572 



17. The Phylogeny of the Fungi 628 



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