Description
Genus Calomyxa
Sporocarpous to plasmodiocarpous. Peridium membranous. Capillitium of mainly unbranched slender, minutely sculptured , flexuous threads which are attached to the base and sometimes also to the peridium. Spore-mass at first lilac, fading to beige.
Physical Description
Species Calomyxa metallica
Plasmodium white or pink. Sporocarpous and/or plasmodiocarpous, dispersed or in small groups, sessile or sub-sessile on a small base , spherical , pulvinate or terete , 0.2-1.0 mm diam. and up to a few mm long, opalescent rosy-lilac when fresh, changing to beige or iridescent yellow, green or blue-green. Peridium single, thin and translucent , pale ochraceous and either smooth or minutely punctate by TL . Dehiscence irregular. Capillitial threads 0.5-1.0 µm diam., very long, tangled and looped, with few connections to the peridium, threads protruding elastically and covered with small, ± spirally-arranged spinules or wartlets (oil-immersion). Spores rosy when fresh then beige, yellowish or colourless, 9-12 µm diam., covered with small spines or warts . Small sporocarps that lack capillitium can be mistaken for Licea: The very pale spores and opalescence of freshly-developed sporocarps help to distinguish Calomyxa.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).Mean = 328.630 meters (1,078.182 feet), Standard Deviation = 669.520 based on 191 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
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- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
()
- Class:
Myxomycetes
()
- Order:
Trichiales
()
- Family:
Dianemataceae
()
- Genus:
Calomyxa
()
- Specific descriptor:
metallica
- (Berk.) Nieuwl. 1916
- Scientific name: - Calomyxa metallica (Berk.) Nieuwl. 1916
- Specific descriptor:
metallica
- (Berk.) Nieuwl. 1916
- Genus:
Calomyxa
(
- Family:
Dianemataceae
(
- Order:
Trichiales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Calomyxa metallica (Berkeley) Nieuwland
- Cornuvia metallica (Berk. and Broome) Rostaf. 1876
- Margarita metallica (Berk. and Broome) Lister 1894
- Physarum metallicum Berk. 1838
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Calomyxa
There are approximately 3 species in this genus:
C. metallica · C. metallica var. metallica · C. synspora
Bibliography
- Emoto 1977 The Myxomycetes of Japan Sangyo Tosho, Tokyo.:46
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:96
- Keller and Braun 1999 Myxomycetes of Ohio Ohio Biological Survey.:78
- Lado and Pando 1997 Flora Mycologica Iberica Vol. 2 Myxomycetes 1 CSIC and J. Cramer.:199
- Lister, A. and G. Lister. 1925. A Monograph of the Mycetozoa ed. 3 Br. Museum (Nat. Hist.).:252 pl.196 [as Margarita metallica]
- Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:103
- Nannenga-Bremekamp 1991 A guide to Temperate Myxomycetes Biopress Ltd., Bristol.:88
- Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.1:216
- Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:209
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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 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed August 4, 2008.
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- BeBIF Provider: National Botanic Garden Belgium - Myxomycetes
- GBIF-Spain: Flora Mycologica Iberica
- GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Fungi
- 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 Hermann Neubert
- Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: The Myxomycetes Collections at the Botanische Staatssammlung München - Collection of Martin Schnittler
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Danish Mycological Society, fungal records database
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3871562
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14388430
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:100143
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2840872
