The Rhytismatales (Annotated ed)

This volume provides a comprehensive world annotated checklist and bibliography of the ascomycete order Rhytismatales, together with associated organism and country indexes.

It also includes drawings of selected species and maps of selected individual taxa.

The Rhytismatales is a group of particular importance in forestry, especially with respect to the Pinaceae.

Members of the group have also been used in biological monitoring of air pollution.

The work features: materials and methods; annotated checklist, with an entry for each taxon within the group, its taxonomic status, cross-referenced synonyms, names of conidial status, associated organisms, and geographical distribution; country index; and associated organism index.