Click on map for details about points. IDnature guide Myxomycetes Links Hosts Overview Protoplasmodium colourless. Sporocarps scattered, sessile, hemispherical to subglobose, 0.08-0.13 mm diam., shiny, black, smooth, sometimes becoming wrinkled and impregnated with refuse material on drying. Peridium thick, cartilaginous. Dehiscence either by a preformed lid or irregular. Spore-mass yellow. Spores globose to oval, pale yellow, the wall thick, smooth, 9.5-11 µm diam. Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Searchable databases -- The Eumycetozoan Project References Eliasson,U., Lundqvist, N. 1979: Fimicolous myxomycetes. Botaniska notiser 132: 551-568. Mock,D.L., Kowalski, D. T. 1976: Laboratory cultivation of Licea alexopouli. Mycologia 68: 370-376. 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: 2024-04-29 01:19:58 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation