New records of genera and species of myxomycetes (Amoebozoa) from the Neotropics

By

Lado, Carlos
Estrada-Torres, Arturo
Rojas Alvarado, Carlos

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-5-11

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

509--518

Subjects

Biodiversity , Geographical distribution , Mesoamerica , SEM

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.3.509

 

Abstract

During field surveys of myxomycetes in Central America, 2 previously unrecorded genera and 4 species, viz. Craterium muscorum Ing, Dictydiaethalium dictyosporum Nann.-Bremek., Physarina echinocephala Höhn, and Stemonaria rufipes, were identified. Some of these are new for the Neotropics. These noteworthy range extensions of these species to the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot adds to our knowledge of rarely recorded myxomycetes worldwide. Images of the more relevant taxonomic characters are provided, and for some species, this is the first illustrations with macro and microphotographs and scanning electron microscopy images.