Tom May (mycologist)

Thomas (Tom) William May
NationalityAustralian
Alma materMonash University
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsNational Herbarium of Victoria, University of Melbourne
Thesis A taxonomic study of the Australian species of Laccaria  (1991[1])
Author abbrev. (botany)T.W.May
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Thomas (Tom) William May is a mycologist at the National Herbarium of Victoria where he specialises in the taxonomy and ecology of Australian macrofungi. He is most notable for the comprehensive bibliographical lists of all Australian fungi published thus far; Volume 2A, published in 1997, and Volume 2B, published in 2003.[2][3] as well as the originator of Fungimap, an Australia-wide mapping fungal mapping scheme based on observations of 100 easily identified macrofungi. May was awarded the 2014 Australian Natural History Medallion.

The standard author abbreviation T.W.May is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

Mycological collections

Specimens collected by May are primarily held in the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, with smaller collections at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, National Herbarium of New South Wales and elsewhere in Australia.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tom May". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ T.W.May & A.E.Wood (1997) Fungi of Australia Volume 2A: Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Macrofungi 1. Basidiomycota. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-05929-6
  3. ^ T.W. May, J. Milne, S. Shingles & R.H. Jones (2003) Fungi of Australia Volume 2B: Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Fungi 2 Basidiomycota p.p. & Myxomycota p.p. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-06907-0
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  T.W.May.
  5. ^ "Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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