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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 scintillans:

Sporocarps scattered, 0.23-0.35 mm tall. Stalk tapered, translucent, hollow, typically yellow at the base and brown above, continuing into the sporotheca as a columella. Sporotheca globose, dark brown, metallic bronze or silvery, 0.1-0.23 mm diam. Peridium thin, shining, translucent, tough. Columella tapered, sometimes forked at the apex, rarely below, strongly attached to the peridium at the apex in forms which lack capillitium. Capillitium typically lacking, except for the usually simple, apical branches of the columella which, however, may be as long as the columella itself in some specimens, or consisting of 3-5 rigid branches arising from the columella apex and below it and then these attached to the peridium at their tips. Spores globose, dull brown, regularly or irregularly warted, 8-9 µm diam. This sp. closely resembles forms of M. declinata that have reduced capillitium.

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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

Members of the genus Licea:

There are approximately 135 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: L. alba · L. albonigra · L. alexopouli · L. antarctica · L. applanata · L. artocreas · 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. capitatoides · L. capitatoides var. fujiokana · L. castanea · L. castaneoides · L. chelonoides · L. cinerea · L. cinnabarina · L. circumscissa var. circumscissa · L. clarkii · L. clavata · L. confundens · L. crateriformis · L. craterioides · L. cristallifera · L. denudescens · L. deplanata · L. didermoides · L. eleanorae · L. erddigensis · L. erecta · L. erecta var. erecta · L. erecta var. erectoides · L. erectoides · L. floriformis · L. floriformis var. aureospora · L. fujiokae · L. gloeoderma · L. glomulifera · L. guaranitica · L. guarantica · 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. minima var. minima · L. minima var. nolitangere · L. morchelloides · L. mysorensis · L. nannengae · L. nigromarginata · L. olivacea · L. operculata · L. pannorum · L. parasitica · L. parvicapitata · L. pedicellata · L. perexigua · L. pescadorensis · L. poculiformis · L. pseudoconica · L. pumila · L. punctiformis · L. pusilla · L. pusilla var. pusilla · L. pygmacaea · L. pygmaea · L. quercina · L. reticulata · L. reticulospora · L. retiformis · L. rubiformis

Bibliography

• Eliasson, H.W. Keller and Hutchinson 1988 Myxomycetes from Arkansas Mycotaxon 32:375-398
• Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:188
• Keller and Braun 1999 Myxomycetes of Ohio Ohio Biological Survey.:108
• Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:208
• Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:248
• Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:576

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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.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 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 March 03, 2008:

• 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 Martin Schnittler
• University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank

Identifiers:

• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:277659
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2842219