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Ambrosia Fungi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia_fungi
Information from Wikipedia on various fungi from the order Ophiostomatales which have a symbiotic relationship with the ambrosia beetle.

Ascochyta Leaf Spot - http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/Ascochyta/Ascohost.html
Photographs and information on various Ascochyta species which infect wheat, barley, oats, rye and many grasses.

Ascomycetes - http://www.mycolog.com/CHAP4a.htm
Account of the Ascomycetes and their anamorphs, with many illustrations and several animations.

Ascomycetes - http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/fungi/typeasco.htm
Notes on this varied group which produce microscopic spores inside special, elongated cells or sacs, known as "asci".

Ascomycota - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascomycota
Information from Wikipedia on this phylum, including classification, biology and reproduction, with photographs.

Ascomycota - http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/mediawiki-1.6.6/index.php/Ascomycota
MicrobeWiki page describes the taxonomy, genome, cell structure and metabolism, and ecology of the sac fungi. Includes photos of representative species.

Bactridium flavum - http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Bactridium_flavum_01_Paula_DeSanto.htm
Photograph of this yellow species.

Cephalosporium Leaf Stripe - http://www.hgca.com/hgca/wde/diseases/Cephal/Cephhost.html
Photographs and information on the fungus Cephalosporium gramineum which is known to affect wheat, barley, oats, rye and grasses.

Coccidioides immitis - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2002.html
Illustrated article by Tom Volk on this fungal pathogen, the cause of coccidioidomycosis.

Coccidioides immitis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidioides
Information from Wikipedia on this pathogenic fungus that can cause coccidioidomycosis or Valley Fever.

Corniculariella spina - http://americanmushrooms.com/taxa/Corniculariella_spina_01_Paula_DeSanto.htm
Photograph of this spiny species growing on a branch.

Database of Chestnut Mycorrhizae - http://chestnutfungi.com/
Provides a searchable facility for identifying ectomycorrhizal fungi, and details of the research being done at the University of Wisconsin into the chestnut blight caused by Cryphonectria parasitica.

Delicacies in the Sand or Manna from Heaven? - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2007.html
Article by Tom Volk on desert truffles which are members of the genera Terfezia and Tirmania and are much esteemed as food in the semi-arid regions of Arabia and North Africa.

Faery Cups - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jun2005.html
Illustrated article by Tom Volk on the different cup fungi from which a faery might choose to sip.

Freshwater Ascomycetes and Their Anamorphs - http://www.life.uiuc.edu/fungi/
General information about the group, a referenced database listing the ascomycetes reported from freshwater, and a series of illustrated species profiles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoma - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoma
Information from Wikipedia on this genus of plant pathogens.

http://www.lias.net/ - http://www.lias.net/
Provides a global information system for lichenized and non-lichenized ascomycetes.

Index to Ascomycota - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/sacindex1.htm
List of about 90 sac fungi and their anamorphs, with photographs of each.

Inoperculate Discomycetes of the Netherlands - http://www.helotiales.nl
Stip Helleman’s personal site with species descriptions and pictures of Helotiales, mainly Hyaloscyphaceae, and other ascomycetes and members of the family Cyphellaceae.

Moulds in the Home: Cladosporium cladosporioides - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCELLANEOUS/aug01.htm
Article on this species which can cause unsightly patches on damp walls in houses.

Mycorrhizae and the American Chestnut: An Underground Tale of Mystery - http://ctacf.org/index.cfm/2007/3/1/Mycorrhizae-and-the-American-Chestnut-An-Underground-Tale-of-Mystery
This article describes mycorrhizal associations, where the hyphae of a fungus wrap themselves around the roots of a host, in this case the American Chestnut.

Pezizales in the Pacific Northwest - http://www.svims.ca/council/Peziza.htm
Provides a key to this group of fungi.

Phoma ligulicola - http://www.apsnet.org/online/Archive/2003/IW000029.asp
Photograph of ray blight caused by this pathogen.

Rhytisma acerinum and Rhytisma punctatum - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct2007.html
Tom Volk provides photographs and information on these causal agents of tar spot of maple.

Stachybotrys chartarum - http://www.apsnet.org/online/Archive/1999/stachy.htm
Scanning electron microscope image of a conidium and spores.

Truffle-like Fungi in Australia - http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/truffle-like.html
Photographs and much information on these fungi whose truffle-like fruiting bodies are generally produced underground.

Truffle.org - http://www.truffle.org/
Project aiming to promote truffle research. Includes a tuber directory and a truffle image gallery.

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