David Pegler

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David Norman Pegler (born 2 November 1938) is a British mycologist. Until his retirement in 1998, he served as the Head of Mycology and assistant keeper of the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Pegler received his BSc from London University in 1960, thereafter studying tropical Agaricales with R.W.G. Dennis as his graduate supervisor. He earned a master's degree in 1966, and a PhD 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 DSc for his research into the Agaricales. [1]

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A fungal genus Pegleromyces (family Tricholomataceae) published in 1981 by Rolf Singer, [2] then genera Peglerochaete from India, (also in the family Tricholomataceae) by Sarwal & Locq. in 1983, [3] [4] and also several other fungal taxa have been named in his honour:

Pegler has published more than 250 research papers and several books, largely on fungal systematics. [1] He was senior editor of the scientific journal Mycologist from 1987 to 1993. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Professor D. N. Pegler". Kew Bulletin. 54 (3): 513–515. 1999. JSTOR   4110852.
  2. ↑ Singer R. (1981). "New genera of the Agaricales". Mycologia. 73 (3): 500–10. doi:10.2307/3759603.
  3. ↑ "Peglerochaete Sarwal & Locq. 1983". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  4. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ Lodge DJ. (1999). "Cuphophyllus pegleri sp.nov. (Hygrophoraceae) from the Lesser Antilles". Kew Bulletin. 54 (3): 807–810. doi:10.2307/4110880. JSTOR   4110880.
  6. ↑ Yao YJ, Pegler DN, Young TW (1995). "New species in Endogone (Endogonales)". Kew Bulletin. 50 (2): 359–365. doi:10.2307/4110642. JSTOR   4110642.
  7. 1 2 Courtecuisse R. (1984). "Notes de nomenclature concernant les hyménomycètes: sur quelques épithètes spécifiques préoccupées – 1". Documents Mycologiques (in French). 14 (54–55): 73–92.
  8. ↑ Parmasto E. (1999). "Favolaschia pegleri, sp.nov. (Hymenomycetes)". Kew Bulletin. 54 (3): 783–788. doi:10.2307/4110876. JSTOR   4110876.
  9. ↑ Ryvarden L. (1975). "Studies in the Aphyllophorales of Africa 2. Some new species from East Africa". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 22 (1): 25–34.
  10. ↑ Lalli G, Pacioni G (1992). "Lactarius sect. Lactifluus and allied species". Mycotaxon. 44 (1): 155–195.
  11. ↑ Hawksworth DL, Henrici A, Kirk PM (1999). "Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles". Kew Bulletin. 54 (3): 795–799. doi:10.2307/4110878. JSTOR   4110878.
  12. ↑ Baroni TJ. (1999). "Rhodocybe pegleri sp. nov. with notes on Rhodocybe pseudonitellina from East Africa". Kew Bulletin. 54 (3): 777–782. doi:10.2307/4110875. JSTOR   4110875.
  13. ↑ Polunin N, Curme LM (1997). World who is who and Does what in Environment & Conservation. Earthscan. p. 248. ISBN   978-1-85383-377-9.


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