Calonema cornuvioides

Description

Genus Calonema

Sporocarps either stalked or sessile and then often crowded or heaped. Capillitium of branching tubules which form a network and which may be attached to the base and peridium. Capillitium vaguely decorated with reticulations , irregular rings and/or spirals .

Physical Description

Species Calonema cornuvioides

Sporocarps sessile, gregarious , ± globose but deformed by mutual pressure , ochraceous to dark brown, shining, 0.4-0.8 mm diam. Hypothallus translucent brown, confluent . Peridium membranous, fragile, shining, smooth within. Dehiscence irregular from above. Capillitium profuse, consisting of branched and anastomosed tubules (3-)4(-5) µm diam., decorated with lax spirals and irregularly spaced broad rings (7-)9(-10) µm diam. and spines. Spore-mass ochraceous. Spores pale yellow, 15-17 µm diam., broken-reticulate with 3-4 meshes across the hemisphere.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Phylum: Myxomycota ()
    - Class: Myxomycetes ()
      - Order: Trichiales ()
        Family: Trichiaceae ()
        Genus: Calonema ()
        Specific descriptor: cornuvioides - Chassain and Nann.-Bremek. 1982
        Scientific name: - Calonema cornuvioides Chassain and Nann.-Bremek. 1982

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Calonema

There are approximately 9 species in this genus:

C. aureum · C. cornuvioides · C. cristatum · C. dissipatum · C. dissipatum var. dissipatum · C. foliicola · C. geesinkii · C. huegelii · C. strictum

Bibliography

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Chassain and Nann.-Bremek. 1982 Une nouvelle espèce de Calonema (Myxomycètes) Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France 4(3):116-119
Rammeloo (ed.) Icones Mycologicae 1983-1986 Nationale Plantentuin van België. pl.25

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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 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3023090
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:105955
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2859702