"Passport to Kingdom Fungi" Author Notes
Corrections, addendums, and further thoughts from the author of "Passport to Kindgom Fungi" Dr. Gordon Walker
"Hey folks, I did my absolute best to make sure the information and facts presented in my book are accurate and up to date. However, due to the shifting nature of taxonomy there are bound to be things that need updating. This page is dedicated to correcting any errors/mistakes that may have made it into the book as well as keep the information as current as possible. If you happen to find an error - please don't hesitate to contact me at FascinatedByFungi@gmail.com"
-Gordon
Specific corrections below will be in bold to help highlight the change
Page 23: Prototaxities side bar: A 2026 publication on Prototaxities delved into imaging fossils and analyzing the composition and life style of these organisms. Due to the lack of chitin, the authors concluded that Prototaxities is not fungi but instead belongs to another lineage of extinct life. From having read the paper, it seems like the work was well done and I believe the authors findings - however, I am still waiting to read more analyses from different groups to definitively declare that Prototaxities is not fungal.
"Prototaxites was an extinct lineage of multicellular terrestrial eukaryotes"
Page 193 & 202: The snowbank "morel" Gyromitra montana has been reclassified as Maublancomyces by Dirks, et. al., 2025
Page 225: Why are magic mushrooms illegal in the US and around the world?
In North America, magic mushrooms were popularized in an infamous LIFE magazine article published in 1957 by R. Gordon Wasson, who traveled to Mexico to visit with Maria Sabina, a Mazateca spiritual shaman who facilitated mushroom-based healing rituals.
Page 230: The caption for the photo on the top left should read "Psilocybe cubensis growing naturally in the wild" photo credit to Alan Rockefeller
The caption for the photo on the bottom right should read "Psilocybe gandalfiana in hand"
Page 287: Instead of Honeycomb Slime, it should be Coral Slime (Ceratiomyxa)