Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil
Studies that indicate the presence of Myxomycetes in arid and semi-arid regions of the planet have revealed new taxons and high species diversity. In those environments, the Myxomycetes occupy special microhabitats like those offered by succulent plants. Aiming to expand the knowledge of species tha...
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| description | Studies that indicate the presence of Myxomycetes in arid and semi-arid regions of the planet have revealed new taxons and high species diversity. In those environments, the Myxomycetes occupy special microhabitats like those offered by succulent plants. Aiming to expand the knowledge of species that occur in semi-arid environments we investigated the occurrence of Myxomycetes on Cereus jamacaru (mandacaru), Melocactus bahiensis (coroa de frade), Opuntia ficus-indica (palma forrageira) and Pilocereus gounellei (xique-xique) – cacti that compose the natural landscape of the sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil. We obtained 158 specimens of Myxomycetes (106 field collections; 52 in moist chamber cultures), representing 16 species distributed in nine genera, with high taxonomic diversity (S/G= 0.63-1.5). All of the identified species are new records for the municipalities studied. Comatricha pulchella, Didymium nigripes and Physarum bogoriense are mentioned for the first time in Caatinga areas in the state of Pernambuco, and Didymium squamulosum and Physarum echinosporum are new records for this biome. Physarum compressum and Badhamia melanospora were the most abundant and frequent species, characterized as constant in the studied myxobiota. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c592261a95d9443db738399bf64a924f2022-12-22T01:06:06ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432011-06-01242111Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, BrazilInaldo do Nascimento FerreiraLaise de Holanda CavalcantiStudies that indicate the presence of Myxomycetes in arid and semi-arid regions of the planet have revealed new taxons and high species diversity. In those environments, the Myxomycetes occupy special microhabitats like those offered by succulent plants. Aiming to expand the knowledge of species that occur in semi-arid environments we investigated the occurrence of Myxomycetes on Cereus jamacaru (mandacaru), Melocactus bahiensis (coroa de frade), Opuntia ficus-indica (palma forrageira) and Pilocereus gounellei (xique-xique) – cacti that compose the natural landscape of the sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil. We obtained 158 specimens of Myxomycetes (106 field collections; 52 in moist chamber cultures), representing 16 species distributed in nine genera, with high taxonomic diversity (S/G= 0.63-1.5). All of the identified species are new records for the municipalities studied. Comatricha pulchella, Didymium nigripes and Physarum bogoriense are mentioned for the first time in Caatinga areas in the state of Pernambuco, and Didymium squamulosum and Physarum echinosporum are new records for this biome. Physarum compressum and Badhamia melanospora were the most abundant and frequent species, characterized as constant in the studied myxobiota.http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume242/1-11.pdfCaatinga biomeMicrohabitatMyxobiotaSemi-aridSucculent plants |
| spellingShingle | Inaldo do Nascimento Ferreira Laise de Holanda Cavalcanti Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil Biotemas Caatinga biome Microhabitat Myxobiota Semi-arid Succulent plants |
| title | Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil |
| title_full | Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil |
| title_short | Myxomycetes associated with Cactaceae in sub-humid (agreste) and semi-arid (sertão) regions of Pernambuco, Brazil |
| title_sort | myxomycetes associated with cactaceae in sub humid agreste and semi arid sertao regions of pernambuco brazil |
| topic | Caatinga biome Microhabitat Myxobiota Semi-arid Succulent plants |
| url | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume242/1-11.pdf |
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