Introductory information
Fungi and unrelated fungal-like organisms
Bryophytes
Green Algae: relatives of the bryophytes and other plants
Chromistans (the stramenopiles)
Dinoflagellates (often photosynthetic/algal alveolates)
Red algae
Some associations for those interested in cryptogams
Where to go to take classes

• Natural Perspective
• UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)
• Tree of Life Project

• The Fifth Kingdom on-line: "the web's most diverse and profusely illustrated mycological site".

• UCMP's Introduction to the Fungi
• Fun Facts About Fungi by Dr. Robert Fogel of the University of Michigan Herbarium: apparently meant for children, but potentially interesting to all
• Introductory Mycology by Dr. Joey Spatafora of the Dept. of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
• Introduction to Plant Pathology: Plant Pathology -- In the Public Interest by the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: an educational page devoted to plant disease; includes disease "flip charts" and more.
• Fungi Images on the Net: "direct access to nearly 1600 mushroom images!"
• Mycological Resources on the Internet: "If it's mycology and you can't find it here, it doesn't exist," Mycological Society of America.

Slime molds (myxomycetes)

• UCMP's Introduction to the "Slime Molds"
• Forest Fungi [and Myxomycetes] of New Zealand

Slime nets

• UCMP's Introduction to the Sagenista: Bicoecids and Slime Nets

• UCMP's Introduction to the Oomycota

• Plasmodiophorid Home Page of the Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, GA

Lichens: symbiotic associations between fungi and green algae and/or cyanobacteria

• UCMP's Introduction to Lichens: An Alliance Between Kingdoms
• Fun with Lichens from Oregon State University
• World of Lichenology by Clifford Smith of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa

• Mycorrhiza Information Exchange's Mycorrhizal Symbioses

Bryophytes: mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

Bryophytes, in general

• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's Bryophytes
• The New York Botanical Garden

• UCMP's Introduction to the Bryophyta: The Mosses

• UCMP's Introduction to the Anthocerotophyta: The Hornworts

Green Algae: relatives of the bryophytes and other plants

• UCMP's Introduction to the "Green Algae"

• Chlorophyta (Green Algae) by the Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Chromistans (the stramenopiles): diatoms, kelp, water molds, slime nets, coccolithophorids, bicoeceans, silicoflagellates, and golden, brown, and yellow green algae, etc.

• UCMP's Introduction to the Chromista

• Phaeophyta (Brown Algae) by the Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

• Bowling Green State University's Center for Algal Microscopy and Image Digitization: diatom images and algal links

• UCMP's Introduction to the Dinoflagellata

• Dinophyta (Dinoflagellates) by the Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

• UCMP's Introduction to the Rhodophyta: the Red "Algae"

• Rhodophyta (Red Algae) by the Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Some associations for those interested in cryptogams

• American Bryological and Lichenological Society: "devoted to the scientific study of all aspects of the biology of bryophytes and lichen-forming fungi ... membership is open to all."
• Boston Mycological Club: "the oldest amateur mycological club in North America"
• Mycological Society of America: "a scientific society dedicated to advancing the science of mycology -- the study of fungi of all kinds."
• North American Mycological Association: "an organization of individuals, families and local clubs dedicated to the study and enjoyment of mushrooms"

Where to go to take classes

Thanks to Kriss Peterson for compiling this list of links. (updated 4/21/99)
Links checked and updated 13 May 2005, RK Edgar.