Stream Collecting and Sorting, Sun Valley, ID

Sun Valley, ID

The following video clips are from a DVD entitled “How to Collect and Dissect Gut Fungi” Version 1, Copyright 2007 by Merlin White. The DVD and video clips first were released at the Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting August 5-9, 2007 in Baton Rouge, LA.

The videos are intended to provide some background information on the Trichomycetes but is especially geared toward those whom would like to know more about the collection of aquatic insects and the process of dissecting and identifying gut fungi.

The videos may be used freely as a teaching aid or in your classes or personal use but are not intended for mass reproduction or profit. This effort was funded in part by a National Science Foundation Award (DEB-0344722) to Drs. Merlin White and Robert Lichtwardt (U. of Kansas). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

These videos show the basic technique of collecting and sorting Arthropod fungal hosts from a stream in Sun Valley, ID. The videos feature Dr. Merlin White.