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Tom May
I'm a mycologist, with broad research interests across taxonomy, classification, identification, nomenclature, ecology and conservation. I commenced compiling a name list for Australian fungi in the 1980s, and currently maintain the National Species List for fungi. I'm a keen supporter of citizen science, helping to found Fungimap in the 1990s, as a mapping scheme for Australian fungi, and assisting with identifications for the iNaturalist Fungimap Australia project.
Tom's work profile
Tom works in the following sector(s): Collections Institution
Tom's primary institution is: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Tom's position is: Principal Research Scientist (Mycology)
Tom's work in taxonomy
Tom has the following roles: Collecting, Identification, Research, Editing publishing and reviewing
Tom's skills are in Species delimitation, Classification, Biodiversity informatics, Nomenclature, Population genetics, Biogeography
Tom works on the taxonomy of Fungi, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Agaricales, mushrooms
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Tom is happy to be contacted for the following reasons:
Contact from others in the taxonomy community regarding taxonomy-related issues
Contact from members of the public for advice in areas of expertise (but not for identifications)
Contact from members of the public for identifications in areas of expertise
Contact re potential citizen science projects that could contribute to taxonomic research
Contact by prospective students and others who could benefit from mentorship
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