Introduction

ON DUNG

by

M. J. RICHARDSON 165 Braid Road, EDINBURGH EH10 6JE

and

ROY WATLING Royal Botanic Garden, EDINBURGH EH3 5LR

Published by the British Mycological Society PO Box 30, Stourbridge West Midlands DY9 9PZ

© British Mycological Society 1997

Printed in Scotland by BPC-AUP Aberdeen Ltd

ISBN 0 9527704 2 3

The first edition of these keys was published in the _Bulletin of the British Mycological Society_ 2, 18-43 (1968) and 3, 86-88, 121-124 (1969) in an attempt to bring together in one place information for the identification of coprophilous fungi which would be useful to teachers and others interested in these fungi. They were issued as a separate publication in 1972, and with corrections in 1974. They were reprinted in 1982 with additions. This latest edition is an update of all the earlier ones, with current nomenclature and recent references, and the inclusion of some additional species.

M.J.R. R.W. December 1996