Stemonitis
| Stemonitis | |
|---|---|
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| S. fusca or similar species in the White Mountain National Forest | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Amoebozoa |
| Phylum: | Mycetozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Stemonitida |
| Family: | Stemonitidae |
| Genus: | Stemonitis Gled. [1] |
| Type species | |
| Stemonitis fusca Roth in Roemer & Usteri (1787) [1] | |
Stemonitis is a distinctive genus of slime moulds found throughout the world (except Antarctica). They are characterised by the tall brown sporangia, supported on slender stalks, which grow in clusters on rotting wood.[2] The genus was first described by German botanist Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch in 1753. A 2014 estimate suggests that there are 18 species in the genus.[3] Identification within the genus is difficult, and can only be performed with confidence using a microscope.
Species
The following species are accepted by Species Fungorum:[4]
- Stemonitis axifera (Bull.) T. Macbr. (1889)
- Stemonitis farrensis T. N. Lakh. & Mukerji (1977)
- Stemonitis ferruginea Ehrenb. (1818)
- Stemonitis flavogenita E. Jahn (1904)
- Stemonitis foliicola Ing (1967)
- Stemonitis fusca Roth (1787)
- Stemonitis graciliformis Nann.-Bremek., Mukerji & Pasricha (1984)
- Stemonitis herbatica Peck (1874)
- Stemonitis inconspicua Nann.-Bremek. (1966)
- Stemonitis laxifila Nann.-Bremek. & Y. Yamam. (1988)
- Stemonitis lignicola Nann.-Bremek. (1973)
- Stemonitis marjana Y. Yamam. (2000)
- Stemonitis mediterraneensis H.H. Doğan & Eroğlu (2014)[3]
- Stemonitis mussooriensis G. W. Martin, K. S. Thind & Sohi (1957)
- Stemonitis nigrescens Rex (1891)
- Stemonitis pallida Wingate (1899)
- Stemonitis rhizoideipes Nann.-Bremek., R. Sharma & K. S. Thind (1984)
- Stemonitis smithii T. Macbr. (1893)
- Stemonitis splendens Rostaf. (1875)
- Stemonitis virginiensis Rex (1891)
References
- 1 2 "Genus Record Details: Stemonitis Gled., Method. Fung.: 140 (1753)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ Gary Emberger (2008). "Stemonitis sp.". Messiah College. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- 1 2 Doğan HH, Eroğlu G. (2014). "A new Stemonitis species from Turkey". Mycotaxon 129 (2): 293–296. doi:10.5248/129.293.
- ↑ "Stemonitis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
External links
Media related to Stemonitis at Wikimedia Commons
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