Echinostelium lunatum

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 lunatum

Sporocarps 20-50 µm tall. Stalk 15-30 µm long, tapered slightly to 1.5-3 µm diam. at the apex. Sporotheca (1-)4-8(-14) spored, pink to pale orange. Columella a tan, 15-30 µm wide, asymmetric structure, often appearing crescent-shaped under the compound microscope. Peridium remaining as a minute collar at the base of the sporotheca. Spore-mass pink. Spores hyaline , globose , 6-13 µm diam., minutely roughened, bearing flat, raised pads at areas of spore-to-spore contact.

Taxonomy

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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: lunatum - L.S.Olive & Stoian., 1971
        Scientific name: - Echinostelium lunatum L.S.Olive & Stoian., 1971

Notes

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

Similar Species

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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

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Olive, L.S. and Stoian. 1971 A minute new Echinostelium with protostelid affinities Mycologia 63:1051-1062

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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
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 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 03, 2008:

Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: The Myxomycetes Collection at the V. L. Komarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2641234
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-521
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:313460
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2861351