Macbrideola macrospora
(No common name)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Protozoa
(Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
- Phylum: Myxomycota
- Slime Molds
- Class: Myxomycetes
- Order: Stemonitales
- Family: Stemonitidaceae
- Genus: Macbrideola
- Specific descriptor: macrospora (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing, 1982
- Scientific name: Macbrideola macrospora (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing, 1982
- Specific descriptor: macrospora (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing, 1982
- Genus: Macbrideola
- Family: Stemonitidaceae
- Order: Stemonitales
- Class: Myxomycetes
- Phylum: Myxomycota
- Slime Molds
- Kingdom: Protozoa
(Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
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 macrospora:
Differs from M. cornea in its larger, (12-14 µm) darker, spinulose spores.
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
- (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing 1982 Notes on Myxomycetes III Trans. Br. Myc. Soc. 78(3):439-446
- G. Moreno, Illana and Heykoop 1992 Spanish Myxomycetes VI. Four interesting species belonging to the Stemonitales Cryptogamie, Mycologie 13(4):295-303
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:187
- Nannenga-Bremekamp 1971 Notes on Myxomycetes XVII: Some new species in Cribraria, Comatricha and Physarum, a new variety in Macbrideola and a new name in Arcyria Proc. Koninkl. Nederl. Akad. van Wetenschappen, Series C, 74(4):352-365 [as M. cornea v. macrospora]
- Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:245 [as M. cornea v. macrospora]
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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 February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 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 February 29, 2008:
- GBIF-Spain: Flora Mycologica Iberica
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers:
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2420448
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:110790
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2576404
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