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 howardii
Plasmodium unknown. Sporocarps scattered , sessile, cylindrical with a blunt apex, 0.9-1.2 mm tall, 0.4-0.5 mm diam. Hypothallus absent. Peridium single, membranous, smooth , silvery iridescent , persistent , pale ochraceous by TL , the base forming a cup . Columella spike-like, tapered, reaching to half the height of the sporotheca, ochraceous by TL. Capillitium a tangle of hyaline threads, radiating at right angles from the columella and attached to the peridium, and with a few cross threads. Spore-mass dark purple-brown. Spores pale purple-brown by TL, 7-10 µm diam., closely verruculose .
Taxonomy
- 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:
howardii
- Ing 1982
- Scientific name: - Paradiachea howardii Ing 1982
- Specific descriptor:
howardii
- Ing 1982
- Genus:
Paradiachea
(
- Family:
Stemonitidaceae
(
- Order:
Stemonitales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Paradiachea
There are approximately 5 species in this genus:
P. anglica · P. caespitosa · P. cylindrica · P. howardii · P. rispaudii
Bibliography
- Ing 1982 Notes on Myxomycetes III Trans. Br. Myc. Soc. 78(3):439-446
- 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.3:250
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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.
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3027566
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 486028
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:110852
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2612978
