Anthony M. Young | |
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Born | 1943 |
Nationality | Australian |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mycology |
Institutions | University of Queensland |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.M.Young |
Anthony "Tony" M. Young (born 1943) is an Australian mycologist based in Queensland, affiliated with the University of Queensland. He has published several books on fungi as well as a monograph on Australian Hygrophoraceae, resulting from his research on Hygrocybe and related genera.[1] In 2007, he was a co-author of a review of the genus Ramaria in Australia, a work in progress which will see the likely description of 15 new Australian species and increase the total number to 50.[2]