Project: Images of Fungi at TUB

A web-based database for fungal illustrations, kept at the University of Tübingen

A special collection of some 3,000 illustrations obtained from morphological and ultrastructural studies of about 300 fungi is digitalized. The collection includes high quality hand drawings of microscopic examinations and unique TEM photographs. The data are stored in a Diversity Workbench compatible PostgreSQL database and presented via PHP web interface as Fungal Illustrations at the University of Tübingen Records of phytopathogenic species will also be offered by the information system GLOPP.

Colacogloea peniophorae
Colacogloea peniophorae

Project management

Dr. Dominik Begerow
Universität Tübingen, Lehrstuhl Spezielle Botanik/Mykologie
Auf der Morgenstelle 1
D-72076 Tübingen
dominik.begerow@uni-tuebingen.de

Prof. Dr. Franz Oberwinkler
Universität Tübingen, Lehrstuhl Spezielle Botanik/Mykologie
Auf der Morgenstelle 1
D-72076 Tübingen
franz.oberwinkler@uni-tuebingen.de