There have been several immediate and sincere appreciations of Stephen Moss following his untimely death from a heart attack. Steve will be remembered both as a truly outstanding General Secretary of the British Mycological Society and for his mycological researches on trichomycetes and ascomycetes. His research was focused on electron microscopy and was characterized by a meticulous attention to detail which enabled him to make significant contributions to our understanding of the morphology and morphogenesis of fungal spores. Steve was principally a ‘team man’ contributing to and enhancing the worth of research and ensuing publications with his particular skills: many of his primary publications (from over 100) were written jointly with others. A chronological list of publications follows this obituary.