© The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Physarum confertum 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 image to enlarge. © The Eumycetozoan Project, 2006 · 0 Physarum confertum 2 thumbnails  •  slide show Overview Sporocarps heaped, subglobose, 0.2-0.4 mm diam., violet brown to black. Hypothallus dark, inconspicuous. Peridium single, thin, translucent, often without calcareous deposits but usually sprinkled with lime globules. Capillitium sparse, with small, fusiform nodes and hyaline tubules, the junctions often without calcareous deposits. Spore-mass black. Spores violet-brown, 10-13 µm diam., verruculose. Plasmodium white, turning pink then black. Links to other sites Searchable databases -- The Eumycetozoan Project References Martin,G.W. 1947: Taxonomic notes on Myxomycetes. II. Mycologia 39: 453-462. 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 (4) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-29 00:46:00 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation