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 scintillans
Sporocarps scattered , 0.23-0.35 mm tall. Stalk tapered, translucent , hollow, typically yellow at the base and brown above, continuing into the sporotheca as a columella. Sporotheca globose , dark brown, metallic bronze or silvery, 0.1-0.23 mm diam. Peridium thin, shining, translucent, tough. Columella tapered, sometimes forked at the apex, rarely below, strongly attached to the peridium at the apex in forms which lack capillitium . Capillitium typically lacking, except for the usually simple , apical branches of the columella which, however, may be as long as the columella itself in some specimens, or consisting of 3-5 rigid branches arising from the columella apex and below it and then these attached to the peridium at their tips . Spores globose, dull brown, regularly or irregularly warted, 8-9 µm diam. This sp. closely resembles forms of M. declinata that have reduced capillitium.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,921 meters (0 to 6,302 feet).Mean = 233.680 meters (766.667 feet), Standard Deviation = 667.600 based on 25 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:
scintillans
- H.C. Gilbert 1934
- Scientific name: - Macbrideola scintillans H.C. Gilbert 1934
- Specific descriptor:
scintillans
- H.C. Gilbert 1934
- Genus:
Macbrideola
(
- Family:
Stemonitidaceae
(
- Order:
Stemonitales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Macbrideola scintillans H. C. Gilbert 1934
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
- Eliasson, H.W. Keller and Hutchinson 1988 Myxomycetes from Arkansas Mycotaxon 32:375-398
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:188
- Keller and Braun 1999 Myxomycetes of Ohio Ohio Biological Survey.:108
- Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:208
- Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:248
- Yamamoto, Y. 1998 The Myxomycete Biota of Japan Toyo Shorin Publishing Co., Ltd.:576
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
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 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 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 03, 2008:
- 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 Martin Schnittler
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3871540
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:277659
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2842219
