Physaridae

Physaridae
Leocarpus fragilis
Systematics
Domain : Eukaryotes (eukaryota) without rank: Amorphea without rank: Amoebozoa without rank: Myxogastria Order : Physarida Family : Physaridae
Scientific name
Physaridae
Rostaf.

The Physaridae are one of three slime mold - families in the order of physarales . It comprises ten genera. The family is distributed worldwide and contains around 140 species.

features

The scalp is almost always calcareous, usually either in the form of calcareous tubular structures or as calcium-free threads that are connected by calcified nodules. In addition, lime in granular form is found in the fruit bodies.

Systematics

The Physaridae were first described by Józef Tomasz Rostafiński in 1873 . The family comprises ten genera with around 140 species, of which around 100 species are members of the Physarum genus , the largest of all the Myxogastria genera and around 20 species of the Badhamia genus . Many of the other genera of the family are monotypical .

• Family Physaridae
  • Protophysarum
  • Fuligo
  • Badhamiopsis
  • Leocarpus
  • Physarella
  • Welcome a
  • Craterium
  • Erionema
  • Badhamia
  • Physarum

proof

1. ↑ ^{a b} Michael J. Dykstra, Harold W. Keller: Mycetozoa In: John J. Lee, GF Leedale, P. Bradbury (Eds.): An Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa . tape 2 . Allen, Lawrence 2000, ISBN 1-891276-23-9 , pp. 973-977 .