Description and culture of a new myxomycete, Licea succulenticola

A new succulenticolous myxomycete of the genus Licea is described based on material from Spain (the Canary Islands), Mexico and the US A. It is very similar to L. biforis but differs in its smaller sporophores. and its bigger orange-yellow spores.The spores have a thick wall that is thinner and ligh...

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Main Authors: Juan Mosquera, Carlos Lado, Arturo Estrada-Torres, Esperanza Beltrán Tejera, Diana Wrigley De Basanta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2002-06-01
Series:Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
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Online Access:http://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/67
Description
Summary:A new succulenticolous myxomycete of the genus Licea is described based on material from Spain (the Canary Islands), Mexico and the US A. It is very similar to L. biforis but differs in its smaller sporophores. and its bigger orange-yellow spores.The spores have a thick wall that is thinner and lighter towards one side. These differentiating characters were stable in spore to spore culture on agar.
ISSN:0211-1322
1988-3196