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 macrospora
Differs from M. cornea in its larger, (12-14 µm) darker, spinulose spores.
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:
macrospora
- (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing, 1982
- Scientific name: - Macbrideola macrospora (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing, 1982
- Specific descriptor:
macrospora
- (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing, 1982
- Genus:
Macbrideola
(
- 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 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
- (Nann.-Bremek.) Ing 1982 Notes on Myxomycetes III Trans. Br. Myc. Soc. 78(3):439-446
- G. Moreno, Illana and Heykoop 1992 Spanish Myxomycetes VI. Four interesting species belonging to the Stemonitales Cryptogamie, Mycologie 13(4):295-303
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:187
- Nannenga-Bremekamp 1971 Notes on Myxomycetes XVII: Some new species in Cribraria, Comatricha and Physarum, a new variety in Macbrideola and a new name in Arcyria Proc. Koninkl. Nederl. Akad. van Wetenschappen, Series C, 74(4):352-365 [as M. cornea v. macrospora]
- Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:245 [as M. cornea v. macrospora]
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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 February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- GBIF-Spain: Flora Mycologica Iberica
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9813691
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-720
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2420448
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:110790
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2576404
