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Taxonomy

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 martinii:

Sporocarps scattered or solitary, 0.5-0.6 mm tall. Stalk slender, somewhat subulate, cylindrical, hollow, translucent, sometimes yellow at the base, brown above. Sporotheca globose, brown, 0.08-0.15 mm diam. Peridium evanescent. Columella reaching to the centre of the sporotheca. Capillitium lax, brown, arising from the tip of the columella, consisting of 3-4 slender, brown branches which fork dichotomously several times with no anastomoses. Spore-mass brown. Spores violet grey, minutely verrucose, bearing scattered, prominent clusters of warts, 6.5-7 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

• Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:207
• Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:245
• Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:574

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Eumycetozoa.com
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 14, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 14, 2007:

• Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, The Myxomycetes Collections at the Botanische Staatssammlung München - Collection of Martin Schnittler
• University of Arkansas, Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15050869
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:333513
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2659295