Calomyxa

Calomyxa
Systematics
without rank:	Amorphea
without rank:	Amoebozoa
without rank:	Myxogastria
Order :	Trichiida
Family :	Dianemidae
Genre :	Calomyxa
Scientific name
	Calomyxa
	Nieuwland , 1916

Calomyxa is a genus of slime molds from the order of the Trichiida . It only includes two types.

features

The stalked or sessile, spherical to cushion-shaped fruiting bodies are sporocarp to plasmodiocarp . The single-layer, membranous peridium is either translucent or covered on its surface with calcareous nodules.

The scalp consists of long, narrow, twisted threads that are firm and have tiny nodules on the surface. They are at the base of the sporocarp and occasionally anchored to the peridium.

distribution

Calomyxa metallica is common and widespread on both living trees and deadwood , whereas Calomyxa synspora lives in alpine regions .

Systematics and research history

The genus was first described in 1916 by Julius Arthur Nieuwland , the type species is Calomyxa metallica . The genus includes two types:

proof

Footnotes directly behind a statement cover the individual statement, footnotes directly behind a punctuation mark the entire preceding sentence. Footnotes after a space refer to the entire preceding paragraph.

^ ^A ^b Marie L. Farr: Myxomycetes . In: Flora Neotropica . tape 16 . The New York Botanical Garden, New York 1976, ISBN 0-89327-009-1 , pp. 101 .
↑ ^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. 977 .

[farr-1] A ^b Marie L. Farr: Myxomycetes . In: Flora Neotropica . tape 16 . The New York Botanical Garden, New York 1976, ISBN 0-89327-009-1 , pp. 101 .

[myc-2] 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. 977 .