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Taxonomy

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 ovoidea:

Sporocarps c. 0.5 mm tall. Hypothallus inconspicuous. Stalk c. 50% the total height, black in reflected light, red-brown by TL translucent at the base, black (opaque) in the upper two thirds, indistinctly longitudinally striate at the base, and filled with translucent, irregular lumps. Sporothecae mostly ovoid, rarely globose or subglobose, brown. Peridium sometimes slightly persistent and silvery, lightly attached to the capillitium. Capillitium brown, lax, flexuose and slightly sinuose, especially at the tips, arising from all parts of the columella, fragile, easily breaking off at the columella, not anastomosing, dichotomously branched 1-2, rarely 3 times, axils rounded. Spore-mass brown. Spores nearly colourless, 7-8.5 µm diam., with conspicuous rather widely-spaced, dark, delicate spinules, which are c. 0.5 µm long. Recorded from inflorescences of Quercus serrata. Probably not a corticolous sp.

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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

• Nann.-Bremek. and Yamamoto, Y. 1983 Additions to the Myxomycetes of Japan. I Proc. Koninkl. Nederl. Akad. van Wetenschappen, Series C, 86(2):207-241
• Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:247
• Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:575

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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 provider.
• 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:

• Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: The Myxomycetes Collections at the Botanische Staatssammlung München - Collection of Hermann Neubert

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2369108
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:108185
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2393181