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Arcyria annulifera G. Lister et Torrend
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Sporocarps scattered, yellow-buff, ca. 1 mm tall. Stalk up to 50% of the total height. Sporothecae sub-globose or ovoid, ca. 0.5 mm diam. Calyculus ca. 33% of sporotheca, membranous, papillose, the margin regular. Capillitium scantily attached to the calyculus, the tubules 1-1.5(-2.5) µm diam., with bead-like thickenings 1 µm wide, the basal threads 2 µm diam., with axillary expansions 2-3 µm diam. Spores pale yellow, 6-7 µm diam.

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References
  • Rammeloo,J. 1983: Meise, Nationale Plantentuin van Belgie. 34 p.
  • Torrend,C. 1909: Sur une nouvelle espèce de Myxomycete: Arcyria annulifera Lister & Torrend. Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Naturais.2.S. 2(3): 212-213.

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.


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