Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Organization and Use of the Book xiv
6. 1. General Account of the Nidulariaceae 3
7. 2. Brief Historical Outline 14
8. 3. Basidiospore Form, Development, and Germination 23
9. 4. Characteristics and Interactions of Homokaryotic Mycelia 32
10. 5. Heterokaryotic Mycelium and Fruit Body Formation 44
11. 6. Morphology and Behaviour of Nuclei 71
12. 7. The Fruit Body as a Spore Dispersal Mechanism 80
13. 8. Experiments on Splash Dispersal of Pendióles 93
14. 9. Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecology 101
15. 10. Miscellaneous Observations and Notes 119
16. 11. Review of Taxonomic Characters 126
17. 12. The Genera Nidularia and Mycocalia 133
18. 13. The Genera Nidula and Crucibulum 142
19. 14. The Genus Cyathus 150
20. Nidulariana 182
21. Selected Bibliography 188
22. Glossary 193
23. Index 195