Leocarpus
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Leocarpus is a genus of slime molds of the Myxogastria . It comprises 2 species, including the common and widespread lion fruit ( Leocarpus fragilis ), which is unmistakable in shape.
features
The fruiting bodies are sessile to pendulous sporocarps , the stalks, if present, are only weakly demarcated from the hypothallus . The brittle peridium consists of three intergrown layers, the outer layer of which is glossy like a varnish, the lime-rich middle layer is thick and the inner layer is membranous.
The badhamoid capillitium consists of calcareous tubes that are connected to one another like a network by fine, translucent threads. Occasionally a pseudocolumella can be found. The spores are black in bulk.
distribution
Leocarpus fragilis has been found worldwide and is common, while Leocarpus bisporus is only known from the collection of types from Australia.
Systematics and research history
The genus was first described by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link in 1809 , the type species is Leocarpus fragilis .
Leocarpus includes two types:
- Lionfruit ( Leocarpus fragilis )
- Leocarpus bisporus
proof
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- ↑ a b c d e Hermann Neubert, Wolfgang Nowotny, Karlheinz Baumann, Heidi Marx: The Myxomycetes of Germany and the neighboring Alpine region with special consideration of Austria. Vol. 2, Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, Gomaringen 2000, ISBN 3-929822-01-6 , p. 221.
