Wood, Alec Edward   (1933 - 2016)

Born on 10 September 1933; died on 23 March 2016 at Peakhurst, NSW.

He was a mycologist affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia who published major studies, describing a large number of new species, in the genera Galerina and Amanita.

His PhD thesis with UNSW in 1962 was titled: "The structure and composition of the fungal cell with particular reference to the cell wall".

With Tom May, he co-authored Fungi of Australia Volume 2A, Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Macrofungi - Basidiomycota in 1997.

Source: Extracted from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Wood
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18099686?keyword=Wood,%20Alec%20Edward
The Ryerson Index - WOOD Alec Edward
Portrait Photo: seeking portrait.

Collecting localities for 'Wood, A.E.' from AVH (2025)

Data from 120 specimens