Flora and Fauna

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

This species photographed in Puerto Rico.

Two photographs and information on this basidiomycetous truffle.

Photograph and information on this stipitate polypore.

Photograph and information on this boletoid fungus.

Photograph and information on this bolete.

Photograph and the identifying features of this species.

Information on this species, and photographs of the fruiting bodies and spores.

Photograph of four pine seedlings variously affected by Ceratobasidium spp.

Description and natural habitat of this genus of yeasts, which lack pseudohyphae and hyphae, and their macroscopic and microscopic features.

A number of images of the fruitbodies of this jelly fungus including basidia and spores seen much enlarged.

A number of images of the fruitbodies of this jelly fungus including some magnified specimens.

Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this species which causes heartrot in aspen trees and conks on the trunk.

Description of this species, and photograph of it exuding droplets of red fluid.

Tom Volk and his colleagues discovered that this crust fungus can degrade phenolic resin plastics which are used in laminating formica and which were previously thought to be non-biodegradable.

An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies.

Tom Volk provides photographs and information on the cauliflower or noodle mushroom.

Several photographs of this resupinate fungus.

Two photographs of this species, with a description of the fruiting body and spores, and information on where and when to look for it.English and Polish.

Tom Volk writes of this fungus, commonly known as oak parchment, which grows and feeds on the dead bark of trees causing smooth patches, and its interesting features when viewed under the microscope.

Several photographs of this species.

Photograph and description of the lion's mane.

Photographs and notes on this blue species.

Photographs of Boletopsis grisea, Boletopsis melaena and Boletopsis subsquamosa. Text in Polish.

Several photographs of this species which infects antirrhinums, and microscopic images of the uredospores.

Many photographs, some enlarged or magnified, of this rust fungus.

Microscopic image of a zygospore.

Information on these algae, the earliest organisms to be preserved in the fossil record, with a diagram and photomicrographs of Anabaena.

Information from Wikipedia on this phylum of bacteria which include many of the species found in the stomachs of ruminants.

Brief description of this genus of evergreen trees allied to Podocarpus and Dacrydium.

Description and images of the Japanese umbrella pine, the sole species in its family.

Brief description of the yew family, with notes on taxonomy.

Article on the use of cycads in the landscape.

Lists places in the wild and in cultivation where Cycads may be seen.

Description of this dioecious perennial plant of southwest Africa, often described as "unlike any known plant on earth."

Several photographs of this species and information on its taxonomy, uses and range.

Several photographs of this species and information on its taxonomy, uses, range and references.

Photographs and information on this alga, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and special status.

Characteristics, taxonomy, and phylogenetic relationships of the Acari, including mites and ticks. By David Evans Walter, Jerry Krantz, and Evert Lindquist, from The Tree of Life project.

Photographs and a list of publications.

Dr. Heiko Metzner includes morphology, taxonomy, distribution, publications, descriptions and illustrations of a large number of species.

Article from Wikipedia on false or book scorpions, their classification, physical characteristics and biology.

Description and biology of scorpions from Desert USA.

Information and images of scorpions found in the UK and the continent.

The characteristics of these creatures, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.

A useful guide to Australian barnacles and their biology, providing for each species a description and details of distribution, habitat and biology.

Illustrated introduction from the Tree of Life project.

Information from Wikipedia on this order of insects, their long history and their biology.

Insect macrophotography combined with informative descriptions from Bug Bios.

Photographs and information on the natural history of this roach.