Stemonitis

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Stemonitis
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] 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:[3]

  • 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 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. 1.0 1.1 "Genus Record Details: Stemonitis Gled., Method. Fung.: 140 (1753)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved April 12, 2012. 
  2. Gary Emberger (2008). "Stemonitis sp.". Messiah College. Retrieved April 13, 2012. 
  3. "Stemonitis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved April 12, 2012. 

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