Didymiidae

Didymiidae
Didymium squamulosum
Systematics
Domain : Eukaryotes (eukaryota) without rank: Amorphea without rank: Amoebozoa without rank: Myxogastria Order : Physarida Family : Didymiidae
Scientific name
Didymiidae
Rostaf.

The Didymiidae are one of three slime mold - families in the order of physarales . It comprises eight genera and contains around 100 species. The family is spread around the world.

features

The scalp is never calcareous, but calcium nodules are rarely found as deposits on the threads. Lime is also found in the fruiting bodies in granular or crystalline form.

Systematics

The Didymiidae were first described by Józef Rostafiński in 1873 . The family comprises eight genera with around 100 species, of which around 40 species are each representative of the genera Didymium and Diderma . Some of the other genera in the family are monotypical or very poor in species.

• Family Didymiidae
  • Mucilago
  • Trabrooksia
  • Leptoderma
  • Physarina
  • Diachea
  • Diderma
  • Didymium
  • Lepidoderma

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 .