Description
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Genus Calomyxa
Sporocarpous to plasmodiocarpous. Peridium membranous. Capillitium of mainly unbranched slender, minutely sculptured , flexuous threads which are attached to the base and sometimes also to the peridium. Spore-mass at first lilac, fading to beige.
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Protozoa
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)
- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
()
- Class:
Myxomycetes
()
- Order:
Trichiales
()
- Family:
Dianemataceae
()
- Genus:
Calomyxa
()
- Specific descriptor:
metallica
- (Berk.) Nieuwl.
- Scientific name: - Calomyxa metallica var. metallica (Berk.) Nieuwl.
- Specific descriptor:
metallica
- (Berk.) Nieuwl.
- Genus:
Calomyxa
(
- Family:
Dianemataceae
(
- Order:
Trichiales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Calomyxa
There are approximately 3 species in this genus:
C. metallica · C. metallica var. metallica · C. synspora
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Notes
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Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15341281
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:419293
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2905468
