Brief introduction to this kingdom with links to further information.

An introduction to fungi and some of the divisions which make up this kingdom.

Resource of information on zoosporic fungi, which includes chytrids, oomycetes, labyrinthulids, and other protists. Contains glossary, photos, how to isolate and maintain these organisms in culture, current publications, job listings, and related links.

Introduction to the world of fungi for both amateurs and experts. Includes over 800 photographs.

Searchable taxonomic databases of the fungi.

Photographs of fungi of Tena Valley, Spain.

Photographs and description of thousands species of macrofungi growing in Poland and Central Europe. Includes a determination key. In English and Polish.

Beautiful, educational, and artistic photographs of mushrooms and other fungi by Taylor F. Lockwood. Includes an online game and a stock photo catalogue.

Images and keys for mushrooms and other forms found in the regions of Costa Rica that have been explored by the authors. Several images of common as well as unusual and apparently new species.

Checklists, images, and identification guides for fungi.

A quirky view on all things mycological, including a large image collection. An excellent resource.

Illustrated notes explaining the difference between Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes.

Provides an introduction to the biology of fungi for students or anyone with an interest in this Kingdom.

Photographs of a number of fungal species which associate with plants to their mutual benefit.

Information from Wikipedia on the fruiting bodies of fungi, with photographs of the basidiocarps of Amanita muscaria and an ascocarp of Sarcoscypha austriaca.

An introduction to the Fungus Kingdom with photographs of several species and further fungal facts.

Notes from a seminar given by Stephen G. Saupe on the ability some fungi have to revive after dessication, leading to the conclusion that life is nothing more, nothing less than the arrangement of certain molecules

Fungi affect all aspects of life. Here are some of the things not commonly known about them.

Well illustrated article by George Barron outlining his research into wood-rotting fungi which attack nematodes and other micro-organisms for food.

A personal account of the result of failing to properly identify a fungus before eating it.

An illustrated article from Wikipedia on this Kingdom which covers organisms as diverse as mushrooms, bakers yeast, wood decay fungi and penicillium.

Cornell University provides a facility for identifying the fungi that may be damaging trees or timber in houses.

Information from Wikipedia on this class of fungi in the phylum Deuteromycota that lack fruiting bodies.

Photographic article by M. Halit Umar on the theme that life is a continuous interaction between organisms.

Photographic introduction to fungi including photomicrographs of gills, pores and ascopores.

Article by Paul F Hamlyn on identifying fungi, making spore prints and examining spores under the microscope, with photographic images.

Article by M. Halit Umar on the cooperative arrangements between various fungi and the roots of green plants, with photomicrographs showing the processes involved.

Article on these fungi which which only reproduce asexually and can be found and cultured from such unexpected places as coins and bank notes.

Light hearted look at the many uses fungi are put to in everyday life.

Article by Paul Stamets on his experiences with Komboucha, a symbiotic community of yeasts and bacteria, and its supposed medicinal effects.

Provides information on the identification of edible and poisonous wild mushrooms in the UK, where to find them and how to pick them.

Abstract of a proposed new comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom.

Information on the research network Forum Fungorum and various research projects on chanterelles, matsutake and truffles. Swedish and English.