Description
Genus Echinostelium
Small stipitate sporocarps , up to 0.5 mm tall. Spore-mass colourless, pale Emoto 1977 The Myxomycetes of Japan Sangyo Tosho, Tokyo.llow, ochre or pink. Capillitium , if present, not dichotomous. Almost all spp. are corticolous .
Physical Description
Species Echinostelium arboreum
Sporocarps 100-150 µm tall. Stalk tapered slightly upward, containing granular matter in the lower part, 55-110 µm long, the apex 3-5 µm diam. Sporotheca 40-50 µm diam., pale golden yellow to cream. Columella stout, cylindrical, 3-5 µm diam., 19-30 µm long. Capillitium arising from the tip of the columella, branching dichotomously 1-4 times without anastomosing. Peridium persistent , membranous, shiny, clinging to the capillitial tips and remaining as a basal collar 8-12 µm diam. Spore-mass yellow. Spores yellow to hyaline , globose to somewhat angular, (5-)6-9 µm diam., minutely roughened.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 733 meters (0 to 2,405 feet).Mean = -61.090 meters (-200.427 feet), Standard Deviation = 584.750 based on 11 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
()
- Class:
Myxomycetes
()
- Order:
Echinosteliales
()
- Family:
Echinosteliaceae
()
- Genus:
Echinostelium
()
- Specific descriptor:
arboreum
- H.W.Keller & T.E.Brooks, 1977
- Scientific name: - Echinostelium arboreum H.W.Keller & T.E.Brooks, 1977
- Specific descriptor:
arboreum
- H.W.Keller & T.E.Brooks, 1977
- Genus:
Echinostelium
(
- Family:
Echinosteliaceae
(
- Order:
Echinosteliales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Echinostelium
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
E. apitectum · E. arboreum · E. brooksii · E. coelocephalum · E. colliculosum · E. corynophorum · E. cribrarioides · E. de · E. elachiston · E. fragile · E. ladoi · E. lunatum · E. minutum · E. paucifilum
Bibliography
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:33
- Keller, H.W. and T.E. Brooks 1977 Corticolous Myxomycetes V: Observations on the genus Echinostelium Mycologia 68(6):1204-1220
- Lado and Pando 1997 Flora Mycologica Iberica Vol. 2 Myxomycetes 1 CSIC and J. Cramer.:35
- Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:51
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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.
- Eumycetozoa.com
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- GBIF-Spain: Flora Mycologica Iberica
- GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Fungi
- Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: The Myxomycetes Collection at the V. L. Komarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3193168
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-511
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:313458
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2841801
