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.

Biology

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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 11 species in this genus:

C. aureum · C. coloratum · C. cornuvioides · C. cristatum · C. dissipatum · C. dissipatum var. dissipatum · C. foliicola · C. geesinkii · C. huegelii · C. rigidum · 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.
Species Fungorum 2006.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank

Identifiers

Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:105955
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2859702