Physarum
Physarum is a genus of slime molds from the group of Myxogastria, the largest with over 100 species genus it is. Around two- thirds of the species of the genus are limited in their distribution to the Neotropics.
Features
The often conspicuously colored fruiting bodies are sporokarp to plasmodiokarp, rarely nearly aethalienförmig. A columella may be present or absent. The covered on its surface almost always more or less with Kalkknötchen peridium is a single or double layer, rarely three layers.
The scalp consists of Kalkknötchen, which are connected by transparent, occasionally hollow filaments together and anchored to the peridium and the approach of Sporokarps. A Pseudocolumella may be present or absent.
The Kalkknötchen are always grainy, but can crystallize moisture and drying again.
Dissemination
The genus is distributed worldwide, about two-thirds of the species are, however neotropisch. Many of its species are often found in the areas of distribution.
Systematics and history of research
The genus was first described in 1794 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, type species is Physarum aureum. Related genera are Craterium and Badhamia.
The genus includes about 100 species, including:
- Physarum aeneum
- Physarum polycephalum
- Physarum albescens
- Physarum album
- Physarum aureum
- Physarum bivalve
- Physarum Bogoriense
- Physarum cinereum
- Physarum compressum
- Physarum confertum
- Physarum conglomeratum
- Physarum crateriforme
- Physarum daamsii
- Physarum didermoides
- Physarum digitatum
- Physarum flavicomum
- Physarum florigerum
- Physarum globuliferum
- Physarum gyrosum
- Physarum hongkongense
- Physarum lakhanpalii
- Physarum lateritium
- Physarum leucophaeum
- Physarum loratum
- Physarum luteolum
- Physarum melleum
- Physarum mortonii
- Physarum mutabile
- Physarum nigripodum
- Physarum nucleatum
- Physarum nutans
- Physarum oblatum
- Physarum plicatum
- Physarum psittacinum
- Physarum pulcherrimum
- Physarum pusillum
- Physarum reniforme
- Physarum rigidum
- Physarum roseum
- Physarum stellate
- Physarum sulphureum
- Physarum superbum
- Physarum tenerum
- Physarum virescens
- Physarum viride
Evidence
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