Tom May (mycologist)
Thomas (Tom) William May | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mycology |
| Institutions | National Herbarium of Victoria, University of Melbourne |
| Thesis | A taxonomic study of the Australian species of Laccaria (1991[1]) |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | T.W.May |
Thomas (Tom) William May is a mycologist at the National Herbarium of Victoria where he specialises in the taxonomy and ecology of Australian macrofungi. He is most notable for the comprehensive bibliographical lists of all Australian fungi published thus far; Volume 2A, published in 1997, and Volume 2B, published in 2003.[2][3] as well as the originator of Fungimap, an Australia-wide mapping fungal mapping scheme based on observations of 100 easily identified macrofungi. May was awarded the 2014 Australian Natural History Medallion.[4] In 2023 May was awarded the Nancy T. Burbidge Medal from the Australasian Systematic Botany Society.[5]
May has appeared in documentary films including The Giants and Follow the Rain and has published over 100 refereed articles[6] as well as contributing extensively to non-refereed publications.[4] May has been appeared as an expert witness, including during the Leongatha mushroom murders in 2025.[7]
Mycological collections
Specimens collected by May are primarily held in the National Herbarium of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, with smaller collections at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, National Herbarium of New South Wales and elsewhere in Australia.[9]
See also
- Category:Taxa named by Tom May (mycologist)
- Fungi of Australia
- List of mycologists
References
- ^ "Tom May". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ T.W.May & A.E.Wood (1997) Fungi of Australia Volume 2A: Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Macrofungi 1. Basidiomycota. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-05929-6
- ^ T.W. May, J. Milne, S. Shingles & R.H. Jones (2003) Fungi of Australia Volume 2B: Catalogue and Bibliography of Australian Fungi 2 Basidiomycota p.p. & Myxomycota p.p. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-06907-0
- ^ a b Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. (1 January 2015). The Victorian Naturalist. Field Naturalists Club of Victoria.
- ^ "Nancy T. Burbidge Medal | Australasian Systematic Botany Society". asbs.org.au. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Tom May". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Adeshola Ore (13 May 2025). "Erin Patterson murder trial day 10 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. T.W.May.
- ^ "Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.