Ascomycota

Information from Wikipedia on various fungi from the order Ophiostomatales which have a symbiotic relationship with the ambrosia beetle.

Tom Volk provides photographs and information on these causal agents of tar spot of maple.

Wikipedia article on the ascomycete fungi that cause powdery mildew on plants.

Photograph of this species.

Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this green mould and a useful explanation of the complex classification system for fungi, their teleomorphs and anamorphs.

The fungus Gibberella zeae and its anamorph, Fusarium graminearum, are the causal agent of a serious disease of wheat. Illustrated article by Tom Volk on the microscopic processes involved in the infection.

Article by Tom Volk on this fungus which grows on rose thorns, and other fungi that can colonise human skin.

Information on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its use by man from the time of the ancient Egyptians up to modern day commercial production.

Microscopic image of this species showing the fruitbodies, and information on the infections it can cause in birds, mammals and man.