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.
Physical Description
Species Macbrideola cornea
Sporocarps scattered or grouped, 0.3-2.0 mm tall. Hypothallus discoid , small, red-brown or yellow. Stalk red-brown or sometimes yellow at the base , keratinoid, homogenous , not fibrous , distinctly hollow, tapering upwards and becoming darker, 50-70% of the total height . Sporotheca spherical , 0.05-0.3 mm diam., dark brown. Peridium partly persistent as a collar around the stalk apex. Columella reaching to c. the centre of the sporotheca. Capillitium dark brown, branched dichotomously, usually only 1-3 times, tapered outwards but remaining fairly stout at the periphery. Spore-mass dark brown. Spores lilac-brown or grey-brown, verrucose , 8-9 µm diam.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,810 meters (0 to 5,938 feet).Mean = 680.030 meters (2,231.070 feet), Standard Deviation = 616.230 based on 328 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
()
- Class:
Myxomycetes
()
- Order:
Stemonitales
()
- Family:
Stemonitidaceae
()
- Genus:
Macbrideola
()
- Specific descriptor:
cornea
- (G.Lister & Cran) Alexop., 1967
- Scientific name: - Macbrideola cornea (G.Lister & Cran) Alexop., 1967
- Specific descriptor:
cornea
- (G.Lister & Cran) Alexop., 1967
- Genus:
Macbrideola
(
- Family:
Stemonitidaceae
(
- Order:
Stemonitales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Comatricha cornea G. Lister and Cran 1917
- Paradiacheopsis cornea (G. Lister and Cran) Hertel 1956
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Macbrideola
There are approximately 20 species 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. verrucosa · M. synsporos · M. verrucosa · M. vesiculifera
Bibliography
- Emoto 1977 The Myxomycetes of Japan Sangyo Tosho, Tokyo.:250
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:186
- Keller and Braun 1999 Myxomycetes of Ohio Ohio Biological Survey.:107
- Lister, A. and G. Lister. 1925. A Monograph of the Mycetozoa ed. 3 Br. Museum (Nat. Hist.).:145 pl.210a-e [as Comatricha cornea]
- Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:206
- Nannenga-Bremekamp 1991 A guide to Temperate Myxomycetes Biopress Ltd., Bristol.:334
- Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:242
- Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:572
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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 March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 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
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Danish Mycological Society, fungal records database
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3211258
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-712
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14371038
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:333512
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2842178
