Diderma badhamioides

Description

Genus Diderma

Sporocarpous, plasmodiocarpous or occasionally pseudo-aethaloid. Peridium with granular lime, typically double , but can be single or triple. In the latter case, crystalline lime may be present in the middle layer. Columella usually conspicuous but sometimes reduced to a thickened base . Capillitium lime-free, consisting of branched and anastomosed threads.

Physical Description

Species Diderma badhamioides

Myxocarps, white, smooth , depressed . Plasmodiocarps expanded and lobed , flexuous , sometimes annulate , 0.6-1.7 mm diam. Sporocarps sessile, globose-depressed, 0.6-0.8 mm diam. Peridium double , the two walls closely adherent , the outer layer calcareous, eggshell-like, inner peridium membranous, light orange-brown. Dehiscence irregular. Columella small but conspicuous , convex , orange-brown. Capillitium robust , composed of very thick, violaceous brown, sparingly branched and rarely anastomosed threads up to 4.5 µm diam., marked by prominent perforated membranous expansions basally, dichotomously branched and attached to the peridium above, also often marked by prominent tuberculate thickenings. Spore-mass black. Spores dark purplish-brown, aggregated into large spherical spore balls. Spores 11-13 µm diam., globose to ovoid , verrucose . Possibly a poorly developed example of D. chondrioderma.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Phylum: Myxomycota ()
    - Class: Myxomycetes ()
      - Order: Physarales ()
        Family: Didymiaceae ()
        Genus: Diderma ()
        Specific descriptor: badhamioides - K.S.Thind, 1977
        Scientific name: - Diderma badhamioides K.S.Thind, 1977

Notes

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

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Diderma

There are approximately 157 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

D. acanthosporum · D. acuminatum · D. albescens · D. alexopouli · D. alpinospumarioides · D. alpinum · D. alpinum f. microcarpum · D. antarcticola · D. antarcticum · D. areolatum · D. asteroides · D. atrovirens · D. aurantiacum · D. badhamioides · D. badhamiopsis · D. botryosum · D. brooksii · D. brunneobasale · D. brunneobasalis · D. carmichaelianum · D. carneum · D. chondrioderma · D. cinereum · D. cingulatum · D. cingulatum var. rimosum · D. cingulatum var. rimosum f. pallidosporum · D. circumdissilens · D. circumscissile · D. compactum · D. complanatum · D. concavum · D. concinnum · D. contortum · D. cor-rubrum · D. corrugatum · D. crassipes · D. cribrosum · D. cristatosporum · D. crustaceum · D. cubense · D. cyanescens · D. darjeelingense · D. deplanatum · D. diadematum · D. donkii · D. donkii var. donkii · D. donkii var. echinosporum · D. effusum · D. effusum var. effusum · D. effusum var. microsporum · D. effusum var. pachytrichon · D. endoleuca · D. evelinae · D. fallax · D. flavidum · D. floriforme · D. fragile · D. geasterodes · D. gigantocolumellae · D. globosum · D. globosum var. europaeum · D. globosum var. globosum · D. globosum var. roseum · D. gracile · D. gracilis · D. granulatum · D. hemisphaericum · D. hookeri · D. imperiale · D. imperialis · D. indicum · D. laciniatum · D. lenticulare · D. lepidotum · D. libertianum · D. liceoides · D. lohgadense · D. lucidum · D. lyalii · D. lyallii · D. macrosporum · D. maculatum · D. marieae · D. meyerae · D. microcarpum · D. microsporum · D. miniatum · D. minutum · D. montanum · D. montanum var. album · D. montanum var. montanum · D. muscicola · D. mussooriense · D. neesii · D. nigripes · D. nigrum · D. niveum · D. niveum var. ferrugineum · D. oblongum · D. ochraceum

Bibliography

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K.S. Thind 1977 The Myxomycetes of India Indian Council of Agric. Research, New Delhi [as D. badhamioid]

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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.
Eumycetozoa.com
Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3192788
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-362
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:313018
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2860079