David Norman Pegler (born 2 November 1938) is a British

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. Until his retirement in 1998, he served as the Head of Mycology and assistant keeper of the

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at the Royal Botanic Gardens in

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. Pegler received his

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from

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in 1960, thereafter studying tropical

Agaricales The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13,000 described species, alo ...

with

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as his graduate supervisor. He earned a

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in 1966, and a

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in 1974 (both from London University). His graduate thesis was on agarics of east Africa, later published as ''A preliminary agaric flora of East Africa'' in 1977. In 1989, London University awarded him a

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for his research into the Agaricales. A fungal genus '' Pegleromyces'' (family Tricholomataceae) published in 1981 by

Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...

, then genera '' Peglerochaete'' from India, (also in the family Tricholomataceae) by Sarwal & Locq. in 1983, and also several other fungal taxa have been named in his honour: *''

Cuphophyllus pegleri ''Cuphophyllus'' is a genus of agaric fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. ''Cuphophyllus'' species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. In Europe, ''Cuphophyllus'' sp ...

'' Lodge 1999 *'' Deconica pegleriana'' (Guzmán) Ram.-Cruz & Guzmán 2012 *''

Endogone pegleri ''Endogone'' is a genus of fungi in the family Endogonaceae of the division (biology), division Zygomycota. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 20 species. Species of ''Endogone'' form und ...

'' Y.J.Yao 1995 *'' Entoloma pegleri'' Courtec. 1984 *'' Favolaschia pegleri'' Parmasto 1999 *'' Inocybe pegleri'' Sarwal 1983 *''

Inonotus pegleri ''Inonotus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. The genus, described by Petter Karsten in 1879, is estimated to contain about 80 species ''sensu lato'' and 30 species ''sensu stricto'' (in the strict sense). The name comes from ...

'' Ryvarden 1975 *''

Lactarius pegleri ''Lactarius'' is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species. The species of the genus, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid ("latex") they exude when cut or damaged. Like ...

'' Pacioni & Lalli 1992 *'' Marasmius pegleri'' Courtec. 1984 *'' Melanospora pegleri'' D.Hawksw. & A.Henrici 1999 *''Rhodocybe pegleri'' T.J.Baroni 1999 (now '' Clitocybe pegleri'') Pegler has published more than 250 research papers and several books, largely on fungal

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. He was senior editor of the scientific journal ''

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 so ...

'' from 1987 to 1993.

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1938 births British mycologists Alumni of the University of London Living people {{Mycologist-stub

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