Description
Genus Licea
Small, stalked or sessile sporocarps , or narrow plasmodiocarps. Dehiscence of sporocarpous forms by means of platelets or by an operculum , and plasmodiocarpous spp. by a longitudal slit. Spore-mass white or coloured. Many spp. are corticolous .
Physical Description
Species Licea albonigra
Sporocarps sessile, lenticular , 0.10 mm diam., c. 0.04 mm tall, the upper part pale grey, the lower part very dark brown to nearly black due to the spore-mass showing through. Peridium single, the pale upper part is opaque , obscuring the spores beneath , the dark lower part is clear brown and translucent by TL . Dehiscence not observed. Spores c. 200 per sporotheca, globose to slightly ovate , practically smooth , 11-12.5 µm diam., very dark brown. On hepatics, on Quercus bark .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
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- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
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- Class:
Myxomycetes
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- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
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- Kingdom:
Protozoa
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Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Licea
There are approximately 124 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
L. alba · L. albonigra · L. alexopouli · L. antarctica · L. applanata · L. atricapilla · L. badia · L. belmontiana · L. berteroana · L. bicolor · L. biforis · L. biforis var. biforis · L. biforis var. sinuosa · L. brassicae · L. brunnea · L. bryophila · L. bulbosa · L. caesia · L. caespitosa · L. capitata · L. capitatoides · L. capitatoides var. fujiokana · L. castanea · L. castaneoides · L. chelonoides · L. cinerea · L. cinnabarina · L. clarkii · L. clavata · L. colloderma · L. confundens · L. crateriformis · L. craterioides · L. cristallifera · L. denudescens · L. deplanata · L. didermoides · L. eleanorae · L. erddigensis · L. erecta · L. erecta var. erectoides · L. erectoides · L. ferruginea · L. floriformis · L. floriformis var. aureospora · L. foveata · L. gloeoderma · L. guaranitica · L. hepatica · L. hungarica · L. hydrargyra · L. inconspicua · L. iricolor · L. iridis · L. kayokoae · L. kelleri · L. kellerii · L. kleistobolus · L. lilacina · L. lindheimeri · L. longa · L. lucens · L. macrospora · L. mandshurica · L. margaritacea · L. marginata · L. microscopica · L. microsperma · L. minima · L. morchelloides · L. mysorensis · L. nannengae · L. nigromarginata · L. operculata · L. pannorum · L. parasitica · L. parvicapitata · L. pedicelata · L. pedicellata · L. perexigua · L. pescadorensis · L. poculiformis · L. pseudoconica · L. pumila · L. punctiformis · L. pusilla · L. pusilla var. pusilla · L. pygmaea · L. reticulata · L. reticulospora · L. retiformis · L. rubiformis · L. rufocuprea · L. rugosa · L. rugosa var. fujiokana · L. rugulosa · L. sambucina · L. schoenleinii · L. scintillans · L. scyphoides
Bibliography
- Chassain 1982 Une nouvelle espèce de Licea (Myxomycètes) Bull. Soc. Sc. Nat. Ouest de la France, nouvelle série, 4(4):209-210
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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
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3023289
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-637
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:106232
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2861388
