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Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Comatricha cornea G. Lister and Cran 1917
2. Paradiacheopsis cornea (G. Lister and Cran) Hertel 1956

Notes:

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

Physical Description

Genus Macbrideola:

Sporocarps small, stipitate, globose to ovate. Stalk translucent, hollow (trapped air is often seen in liquid mounts). Columella usually present. Peridium fugaceous or persistent. Capillitium present or absent.

Species Macbrideola cornea:

Sporocarps scattered or grouped, 0.3-2.0 mm tall. Hypothallus discoid, small, red-brown or yellow. Stalk red-brown or sometimes yellow at the base, keratinoid, homogenous, not fibrous, distinctly hollow, tapering upwards and becoming darker, 50-70% of the total height. Sporotheca spherical, 0.05-0.3 mm diam., dark brown. Peridium partly persistent as a collar around the stalk apex. Columella reaching to c. the centre of the sporotheca. Capillitium dark brown, branched dichotomously, usually only 1-3 times, tapered outwards but remaining fairly stout at the periphery. Spore-mass dark brown. Spores lilac-brown or grey-brown, verrucose, 8-9 µm diam.

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Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Macbrideola:

There are approximately 21 species and subspecies in this genus: M. argentea · M. confusa · M. coprophila · M. cornea · M. cornea var. cornea · M. decapillata · M. declinata · M. dubia · M. herrerae · M. lamprodermoides · M. macrospora · M. martinii · M. oblonga · M. ovoidea · M. reticulospora · M. scintillans · M. scintillans var. scintillans · M. scintillans var. verrucosa · M. synsporos · M. verrucosa · M. vesiculifera

Bibliography

• Emoto 1977 The Myxomycetes of Japan Sangyo Tosho, Tokyo.:250
• Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:186
• Keller and Braun 1999 Myxomycetes of Ohio Ohio Biological Survey.:107
• Lister, A. and G. Lister. 1925. A Monograph of the Mycetozoa ed. 3 Br. Museum (Nat. Hist.).:145 pl.210a-e [as Comatricha cornea]
• Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:206
• Nannenga-Bremekamp 1991 A guide to Temperate Myxomycetes Biopress Ltd., Bristol.:334
• Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:242
• Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:572

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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 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• 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 02, 2008:

• BeBIF Provider: National Botanic Garden Belgium - Myxomycetes
• 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
• Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: The Myxomycetes Collections at the Botanische Staatssammlung München - Collection of Hermann Neubert
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Danish Mycological Society, fungal records database
• University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank

Identifiers:

• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:333512
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2842178