Description
Genus Oligonema
Sporocarps usually densely crowded. Peridium membranous. Capillitium of simple or branched elaters, free from the base and capillitium and not forming a network , faintly decorated with spirals and sometimes warts and/or rings . Spore-mass yellow to ochre .
Physical Description
Species Oligonema dancoii
Sporocarps globose to obovate , sessile, orange-yellow, 0.4-0.65 mm diam. Peridium evanescent at maturity. Columella absent. Capillitium sparse or absent, elaters 2-2.5 µm diam. Spore-mass golden yellow. Spores globose, broken banded-reticulate, 15.5-29 µm diam.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Protozoa
()
- (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858
- Protozoa
- Phylum:
Myxomycota
()
- Class:
Myxomycetes
()
- Order:
Trichiales
()
- Family:
Trichiaceae
()
- Genus:
Oligonema
()
- Specific descriptor:
dancoii
- Aramb. & Spinedi, 1989
- Scientific name: - Oligonema dancoii Aramb. & Spinedi, 1989
- Specific descriptor:
dancoii
- Aramb. & Spinedi, 1989
- Genus:
Oligonema
(
- Family:
Trichiaceae
(
- Order:
Trichiales
(
- 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 Oligonema
There are approximately 15 species in this genus:
O. aeneum · O. aurantium · O. bavaricum · O. brevifilum · O. broomei · O. dancoii · O. flavidum · O. fulvum · O. furcatum · O. heterophylla · O. intermedium · O. minutulum · O. oedonema · O. schweinitzii · O. vulgare
Bibliography
- Aramb. and Spinedi 1989 Mixomycetes Antarcticos Contr. Instituto Antarctico Argentino 365:1-12
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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
- Mitchell, David W. December 21, 2007. Provided taxonomic information, physical description, and bibliographic content.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4006867
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Eum-741
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:247440
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2861448
