FUNGI OF EPPING FOREST: ASCOMYCETES 331
The Fungi of Epping Forest
Part 2.
ASCOMYCETES
By Peter Wilberforce
This tentative list of Ascomycetes for Epping Forest has
been prepared with great trepidation. In no case do voucher
specimens exist in the possession of a member of the Essex Field
Club. This is particularly unfortunate as so many of the records
refer to unusual and often rare species.
It is regretably only too apparent that if one takes away Mr
Graddon's records ("G" in the list) then very little remains. In
the circumstances all that could be done was to accept the
majority of the records, bring the nomenclature up to date and
to give a simple list together with the number of times a species
has been recorded.
May I put in a plea for much more collecting of Ascomycetes,
especially the Pyrenomycetes. A voucher specimen of finds
should always be kept. In this way later workers can check, and
bring up to date older records. A mere list of names is of
interest, but only when names are coupled to a specimen are
they of real scientific value.
Nomenclature has been considerably revised; reference
having been made to the following papers.
Ainsworth, G. C. and Bisby, G. R. 1961 "A Dictionary of
the fungi" Pub. C. M. I.
Bisby, G. R. and Mason E. W. 1940 "A list of British
Pyrenomycetes" T. B. M. S. 24
Brummelen J. van. 1967 "A World Monograph of the
genera Ascobolus and Saccobolus" Persoonia Supplmt.
1.
Dennis, R. W. G. 1956 "A revision of the British Helo-
traceae" C. M. 1 Mycol. Paper No. 62.
Dennis, R. W. G. 1949 "A revision of the British Hyalo-
scyphaceae" C. M. 1 Mycol. Paper No. 32.
Dennis, R. W. G. 1968 "British Ascomycetes" Cramer
"British Cup Fungi" Revised Edition Ray Society 1960.
Ramsbottom, J. and Balfour-Browne, F. 1051 "A list of
Discomycetes recorded from the British Isles" T. B.
M. S. 34.
Seaver. F. J. 1928-42 "North American Cup Fungi"