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 synsporos
Sporocarps scattered or solitary, stipitate , 0.35-0.95 mm tall. Sporotheca dark brown, globose to ovate , 0.25 mm diam. Peridium completely evanescent . Stalk black, slender, cylindrical, hollow, translucent , yellow at the base , brown above. Columella reaching the centre of the sporotheca. Capillitium lax , arising from the tip and sometimes the sides of the columella, branched and anastomosed, forming an open net with few or no free ends. Spores in compact clusters of 7-15, brown, verrucose on the exposed area, smooth elsewhere, pyriform , 9.5-10.5 µm diam., spore clusters 19-26 µm diam. A very variable species.
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:
synsporos
- (Alexop.) Alexop., 1967
- Scientific name: - Macbrideola synsporos (Alexop.) Alexop., 1967
- Specific descriptor:
synsporos
- (Alexop.) Alexop., 1967
- Genus:
Macbrideola
(
- Family:
Stemonitidaceae
(
- Order:
Stemonitales
(
- Class:
Myxomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
(
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Comatricha synsporos Alexop. 1958
- Paradiacheopsis synsporos (Alexop.) Nann.-Bremek. 1967
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
- Ing 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd.:198
- Martin and Alexopoulos 1969 The Myxomycetes Univ. Iowa Press.:208
- Neubert, Nowotny and Baumann 1993/1995/2000 Die Myxomyceten Baumann, Gomaringen. Vol.3:248
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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 3 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:
- 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
- University of Arkansas: Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Eumycetozoan Databank
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3211260
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-726
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2348582
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:333514
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2473593
