Paradiachea anglica

Description

Genus Paradiachea

Sporocarps caespitose or crowded, sessile or sub-stipitate. Peridium persistent , iridescent . Columella absent or present, sometimes reaching the apex, sometimes branched at the base into 2 or 3 main branches. Capillitium netted , arising from the length of a columella, with free tips at the periphery.

Physical Description

Species Paradiachea anglica

Plasmodium unknown. Sporocarps sessile, scattered or in small loose groups, short cylindrical with rounded apex, 0.5-0.7 mm tall, 0.4 mm diam. Hypothallus thick, wrinkled, off-white, the outer part continuous with the peridium, when the peridium has weathered, the hypothallus is left as a persistent cup . Peridium single, membranous, minutely wrinkled, silvery iridescent , persistent, pale ochraceous by TL , without markings. Columella absent. Capillitium of freely-branched, pale greyish violet threads with membranous expansions at the larger junctions, and numerous free ends. Spore-mass dark brown. Spores pale greyish violet, 9-10 µm diam., verruculose .

Biology

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Phylum: Myxomycota ()
    - Class: Myxomycetes ()
      - Order: Stemonitales ()
        Family: Stemonitidaceae ()
        Genus: Paradiachea ()
        Specific descriptor: anglica - Ing & P.C.Holland, 1968
        Scientific name: - Paradiachea anglica Ing & P.C.Holland, 1968

Notes

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

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Paradiachea

There are approximately 5 species in this genus:

P. anglica · P. caespitosa · P. cylindrica · P. howardii · P. rispaudii

Bibliography

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Ing and P.C. Holland 1967 New species of Comatricha and Paradiachea Trans. Br. Mycol. Soc. 50:685-686
Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:190
Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:249

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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
Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Species Fungorum 2006.

Identifiers

Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:335585
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2861450