Macbrideola cornea

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.

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: Macbrideola ()
        Specific descriptor: cornea - (G.Lister & Cran) Alexop., 1967
        Scientific name: - Macbrideola cornea (G.Lister & Cran) Alexop., 1967

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

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Members of the genus Macbrideola

There are approximately 21 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. scintillans · M. scintillans var. verrucosa · M. synsporos · M. verrucosa · M. vesiculifera

Bibliography

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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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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.
Species Fungorum 2006.

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

Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:333512
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2842178