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The Gilled Mushrooms
T
he gilled mushrooms are the archetypal forms we all recognize.
They are typically umbrella shaped, with cylindrical stems
and plates radiating outwards from the undersides of the caps. oyster,
Shiitake and Enoki are classic gilled mushrooms. Taxonomically,
these mushrooms fall into the Order Agaricales. Microscopically, they all
produce spores by means of club-shaped cells called basidia.*
The most extensive treatise on the taxonomy of gilled mushrooms
has to be Rolf Singer's Agaricales in Modern Taxonomy (1986). This
massive work is the pivotal reference text on the overall systematics
of fungal taxonomy. As the science of mycology progresses, individual
monographs on a genus or a section of a genus delve more
precisely into inter-species relationships. Alexander Smith's Mushrooms
in their Natural Habitat (1949) still stands as the template for
describing mushrooms macroscopically, microscopically and in their
relationship to the natural environment. These two works, in combination,
have had the greatest influence on the course of American
mycology in the 20th century.
* For a discussion of basidia, consult Chapter 9. See Figures 47 to 52.
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