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William Clark Denison
William Clark Denison (June 1, 1928 – April 8, 2005) was an American mycologist. Born in Rochester, New York, Denison attended Oberlin College, from which he earned a B.A. degree in 1950, and a Master's degree in 1952. Under the supervision of Richard Korf, Denison completed a PhD from Cornell University in 1956 on the ascomycete genus '' Scutellinia''. He accepted a position as associate professor in the department of botany and plant pathology at Oregon State University in 1966, simultaneously becoming curator of the mycological herbarium. He retired from Oregon State University in 1993. He was described as "a pioneer in the use of lichens to monitor air quality in the United States". Honors and awards The fungus species '' Nanoscypha denisonii'' is named in his honor, as was the lichen '' Sinuicella denisonii''. Taxa described Genera: *''Geodina'' *''Nanoscypha'' *'' Strobiloscypha'' Species: *''Scutellinia armatospora ''Scutellinia'' is a genus of cup-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, Edible mushroom, food, and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as poison, toxicity or fungal infection, infection. A biologist specializing in mycology is called a mycologist. Mycology branches into the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases, and the two disciplines remain closely related because the vast majority of plant pathogens are fungi. Overview Historically, mycology was a branch of botany because, although fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, this was not recognized until a few decades ago. Pioneer mycologists included Elias Magnus Fries, Christian Hendrik Persoon, Anton de Bary, Elizabeth Eaton Morse, and Lewis David von Schweinitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
