Description
Genus Lycogala
Aethalia small to large. Pseudocapillitium usually attached to the inner cortex and composed of branched air-filled tubules which are convoluted and/or decorated with warts or spines. Spores thin-walled and banded-reticulate, at least in part.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 818 meters (0 to 2,684 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Fungi
()
- T.l. Jahn & F.f. Jahn, 1949 Ex R.t. Moore, 1980
- Fungi
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
()
- D.s. Hibbett Et Al., in D.s. Hibbett Et Al., 2007
- Phylum:
Basidiomycota
()
- Basidiomycetes
- Order:
Liceales
()
- Family:
Reticulariaceae
()
- Genus:
Lycogala
()
- Specific descriptor:
terrestre
- Fr. 1817
- Scientific name: - Lycogala terrestre Fr. 1817
- Specific descriptor:
terrestre
- Fr. 1817
- Genus:
Lycogala
(
- Family:
Reticulariaceae
(
- Order:
Liceales
(
- Phylum:
Basidiomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Lycogala epidendrum terrestre (Fr.) Y. Yamam. 1998
- Lycogala epidendrum var. terrestre (Fr.) Y. Yamam. 1998
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lycogala
There are approximately 50 species in this genus:
L. affine · L. argentea · L. atra · L. atropurpurea · L. atrum · L. confusum · L. conica · L. conicum · L. contortum · L. corticolum · L. epidendron · L. epidendrum · L. epidendrum var. cristatum · L. epidendrum var. epidendrum · L. epidendrum var. tessellatum · L. exiguum · L. flavofuscum · L. flavofuscum var. albidum · L. flavofuscum var. argentea · L. flavofuscum var. armeniacum · L. fragile · L. fuscoviolaceum · L. globosum · L. griseum · L. griseum majus · L. griseum var. majus · L. leiosporum · L. luteum · L. miniatum · L. miniatum tessellatum · L. miniatum var. miniatum · L. miniatum var. tessellatum · L. minutum · L. mysorensis · L. nigricans · L. nitidum · L. ochraceum · L. olivacea · L. platense · L. plumbeum · L. punctatum · L. repletum · L. rufocinnamomeum · L. scintillans · L. sessile · L. terrestre · L. terrestre var. terrestre · L. torrendi · L. torrendii · L. turbinata
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
- Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 280.
- Nederlandsch kruidkundig archief. Leyden: S. en J. Luchtmans, 1846-1951. DUT url p. 326.
- Systema mycologicum: sistens fungorum ordines, genera et species, huc usque cognitas, quas ad normam methodi naturalis determinavit / disposuit atque descripsit Elias Fries. Lundae: Ex Officina Berlingiana, 1821-[1832] LAT url p. 83.
- The Myxomycetes; a descriptive list of the known species with special reference to those occurring in North America, by Thomas H. Macbride and G.W. Martin New York, The Macmillan Company, 1934. ENG url p. 243.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Species Fungorum 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:
- BeBIF Provider: National Botanic Garden Belgium - Myxomycetes
- UK National Biodiversity Network: East Ayrshire Countryside Ranger Service - East Ayrshire Species Database
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3105600
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13691833
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:203276
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2842131
Footnotes
- Mean = 135.470 meters (444.455 feet), Standard Deviation = 227.890 based on 17 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
