© The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium Click on map for details about points. IDnature guide 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 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Didymium dubium 15 thumbnails  •  slide show Overview Forming sporocarps or plasmodiocarps which are bolster-shaped or long and narrow and sometimes doubled back on themselves, up to 0.3 mm high, 1-7 mm wide and up to 15 mm long, grey. Hypothallus inconspicuous. Peridium single, membranous, frosted with a cover of stellate lime crystals which are about the size of the spores. Columella absent but the floor of the sporotheca often has a calcareous layer. Capillitium radiating from the base, thin, branched, wavy, colourless, forming a lax net, elastic and protruding after dehiscence. Spore-mass dark brown Spores pale lilac-grey, 10-12 µm diam., densely warted. Plasmodium yellow. Links to other sites Searchable databases -- The Eumycetozoan Project References Härkönen,M. 1981: Myxomycetes developed on litter of common Finnish trees in moist chamber cultures. Nordic journal of botany 1: 791-794. Ing,B., Smith, R. I. L. 1980: Two myxomycetes from South Georgia. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 50: 118-120. Moreno,G., Illana, C., Lizárraga, M. 2001: SEM studies of the myxomycetes from the peninsula of Baja Californica (Mexico), III. Additions. Annales botanici Fennici 38: 225-247. 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) Fabaceae   Lupinus sp @ BPI (1) _   Substrate @ BPI (2) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-28 22:29:36 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation