© The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Barbeyella minutissima Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Mycetozoa GSMNP Myxomycetes Links Hosts 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Barbeyella minutissima © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Barbeyella minutissima © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Barbeyella minutissima © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Barbeyella minutissima © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Barbeyella minutissima 6 thumbnails  •  slide show Overview Sporocarps scattered, total height 0.2-0.25(-0.4) mm. Sporotheca purple-brown or blackish, ± globose, flattened at the base, c. 0.1-0.13 (-0.2) mm diam. Stalk c. 66% of total height, reddish brown and transparent at the base, black and opaque at the apex, tubular, stuffed near the base with refuse matter, tapered upwards. Hypothallus absent. Peridium thick, dull to slightly iridescent, covered on both surfaces with refuse matter, divided into 5-9 distinct, angular platelets, firmly attached to the apices of the capillitium. Dehiscence along preformed lines, the platelets margins with irregular blunt spines c. 2 µm high. Columella tapered, up to c. 33% the height of the sporotheca. Capillitium consisting of 6-10 primary branches arising from the columella apex, threads simple, occasionally reddish brown, once-branched, the tips firmly attached to the peridium by flared, funnel-shaped expansions. Spore-mass purple-brown. Spores smoky brown, distinctly warted, 8-10 µm diam. On leafy liverworts. Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Searchable databases -- The Eumycetozoan Project References Curtis,D.H. 1968: Barbeyella minutissima, a new record for the western hemisphere. Mycologia 60: 708-710. Emoto,Y. 1935: Die Myxomyceten Japans. XV.. The Botanical magazine 49: 392-401. Härkönen,M. 1989: Thirteen taxa of Myxomycetes new to Finnland. Karstenia 28: 93-99. Kowalski,D.T. 1973: New records of Myxomycetes from California. V. Madrono 22: 97-100. Kowalski,D.T., Hinchee, A. A. 1972: Barbeyella minutissima: a common alpine myxomycete. Syesis 5: 95-97. Meylan,C. 1914: Myxomycetes du Jura (suite). Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève.2.Ser. 2(6): 86-90. Schnittler,M., Stephenson, S. L., Novozhilov, Y. K. 2000: Ecology and world distribution of Barbeyella minutissima (Myxomycetes). Mycological Research 104: 1518-1523. Schnittler,M., Stephenson, S. L., Novozhilov, Y. K. 2000: Ultrastructure of Barbeyella minutissima (Myxomycetes). Karstenia 40: 159-166. Takahashi,K. 2001: Ocurrence of lignicolous myxomycetes and their association with the decaying state of coniferous wood in sub-alpine forests of Central Japan. The Asahi Bulletin 22: 3-15. Acknowledgements The Eumycetozoan Project -- working to understand the ecology, sytematics and evolution of myxomycetes, dictostelids and protostelids -- the true slime molds. Sponsored by grants from the National Science Foundation. Feedback Please send any corrections and comments about this page to John Shadwick Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA email: jshadwi@uark.edu   phone: USA-479-575-7393. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation Hosts · map Family Scientific name @ source (records) _   Substrate @ BPI (1) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-25 17:42:08 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation