Where are all the undescribed fungi?

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 888-891

  Hawksworth, David L ^a   Rossman, Amy Y ^b  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biosystematics; Diversity; Emerging diseases; Inventory; Lichenized fungi; Plant pathogens

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030752817     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.9.888     Document Type: Short Survey

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