Roger Phillips - Mushrooms 2006 (list book updates)

[Steve Wurzel]

Hello all,

I've recently purchased a copy of Roger Phillips - Mushrooms (2006 version) based on recommendations here, and I'm updating name changes and other references as I find they are out of date.

Because I'm starting from scratch, I figured it would be worth sharing my editing, and hopefully I'll receive some updated notations in return

Name changes are checked with BasidiomycotaChecklist - Home which I think we are all agreed is the latest online source for accepted names for fungi.


p328 (a) Handkea utriformis is now Lycoperdon utriforme

p328 (b) Handkea excipuliformis is now Lycoperdon excipuliforme


p126 (a) Macrolepiota rhacodes var. bohemica is now Chlorophyllum brunneum

p126 (b) Macrolepiota rhacodes - Shaggy Parasol is now Chlorophyllum rhacodes



P240 (Ommission) Agaricus impudicus (I've included it as a note there as those are the most similar Agaricus to Agaricus impudicus


I hope that hasn't opened a massive can of worms as this subject (fungi names) has habit of doing, and I look forward to adding some of your updates to my copy of the superb guide.

Thanks.

[cybershot]

You might want to check out the popular species of what were the Coprinus genus, some of which are now dubbed Parasola, Coprinopsis and Coprinellus

David

[Steve Wurzel]

As far as I can tell the online checklist for Ascomycetes (p354) (as opposed to Basidiomycetes p14) is with the BMS here.. British Fungi Checklist

Originally Posted by cybershot

You might want to check out the popular species of what were the Coprinus genus, some of which are now dubbed Parasola, Coprinopsis and Coprinellus

David

You aren't kidding David, only the first and last entry remain Coprinus..

p257(f) Coprinus macrocephalus is now Coprinopsis macrocephala

p258(a&b) Coprinus atramentarius is now Coprinopsis atramentaria

p258(c) Coprinus picaceus is now Coprinopsis picacea

p258(d) Coprinus jonesii is now Coprinopsis jonesii

p258(e) Coprinus lagopus is now Coprinopsis lagopus


p258(f) Coprinus narcoticus is now Coprinopsis narcotica

p258(g) Coprinus pachyspermus is now Coprinopsis pachysperma

p258(h) Coprinus niveus is now Coprinopsis nivea

p258(i) Coprinus impatiens is now Coprinellus impatiens

p258(j) Coprinus congregatus is now Coprinellus congregatus

p260(a) Coprinus disseminatus is now Coprinellus disseminatus

p260(b) Coprinus micaceus is now Coprinellus micaceus

p260(c) Coprinus domesticus is now Coprinellus domesticus

p261(d) Coprinus plicatilis is now Parasola plicatilis


and a bonus name change on that page..

p261(f) Panaeolus semiovatus is now Panaeolus semiovatus var. semiovatus


Thanks David, any more corrections welcomed

[jennyb]

One has to wonder if it is worth buying a book that is so out of date. I was considering buying Roger Phillips, but frankly this post has put me off.

Is there a later (more up to date) version?

Jenny

[Steve Wurzel]

Please don't be put off it's a great book, probably the best available at the moment.

I think the pace of change means probably only an online database will be able to keep up, but I bought several books recently and the Roger Phillips book is the most comprehensive by far, a few name changes out of 1,250 detailed photographs and descriptions is nothing in the scheme of things!! (it has proven itself time and again already)



Ommission: p284 Boletus cisalpinus added here as it has similar cap to Boletus chrysenteron

[Steve Wurzel]

Two more changes to my Phillips..

p274 (Ommission) Cantharellus cinereus

added it next to Craterellus cornucopioides as it is a lookalike.

(Checklist Notes: Rarely reported but apparently widespread)


p240 (a) (correction) "smell strongly of aniseed or bitter almonds"

(see The Aniseed Prince)

[Steve Wurzel]

I will post more tweaks for Phillips that I've made, but I came across this one tonight..

Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

Lepiota subincarnata
Notes: Occasional in England. Rarely reported elsewhere but apparently widespread. The illustration in Phillips (Ph) is not this species but Lepiota echinella var. rhodorhiza.

Which translates to Phillips as,

p133 (g) (Correction) incorrect photo.
p132 (b) (addition) Photo 133 (g) is this species also.