''Cribraria'' is a
genus
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of
slime molds from the group of
Myxogastria. It comprises about 30 species, some of which are extremely difficult to distinguish.
Features
The fruiting bodies are usually pedunculated
sporangia
A sporangium (; from Late Latin, ) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. Virtually all plants, fungi, and many other lineages form sporangia at some point in their life cy ...
, a
calyculus may be present or absent. The delicate
peridium is reduced to a structure of vertical, thickened threads that are interconnected by extremely fine, translucent transverse threads.
[Michael J. Dykstra, Harold W. Keller: ''Mycetozoa'' In: ''Illustrated Guide to the Protozoa'', John J. Lee, Gordon F. Leedale, Phyllis Bradbury, Society of Protozoologists, 2nd edition, volume 2, pp. 952-981] In some cases, however, the peridium may also appear like a net, as in '' Cribraria '' - species. Mostly dark, clearly visible
dictydine granules are found especially close to the ribs of the peridia, the calyculus and the spores.
[Marie L. Farr: ''Myxomycetes'', New York Botanical Garden, 1976, pp. 88-89]
Distribution
The genus is distributed worldwide, about two-thirds of the species are, however,
eotropicch. Many of their species are common in the respective distribution areas.
Systematics and Research History
The genus was first described in 1794 by
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.
Early life
Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immig ...
, type species is ''
Cribraria rufescens ''.
The genus includes at least 30 species, including:
Species
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Cribraria angulospora''
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Cribraria argillacea''
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Cribraria atrofusca''
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Cribraria aurantiaca''
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Cribraria cancellata''
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Cribraria confusa''
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Cribraria costata''
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Cribraria cribrarioides''
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Cribraria dictyospora''
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Cribraria elegans''
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Cribraria enodis''
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Cribraria exigua''
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Cribraria ferruginea''
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Cribraria filiformis''
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Cribraria fragilis''
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Cribraria intricata
''Cribraria'' is a genus of slime molds from the group of Myxogastria. It comprises about 30 species, some of which are extremely difficult to distinguish.
Features
The fruiting bodies are usually pedunculated sporangia, a calyculus may be ...
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Cribraria irregularis''
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Cribraria languescens''
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Cribraria laxa''
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Cribraria lepida''
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Cribraria macrocarpa''
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Cribraria macrospora''
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Cribraria macrostipitata''
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Cribraria martinii''
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Cribraria media''
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Cribraria meylanii''
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Cribraria microcarpa''
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Cribraria minutissima''
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Cribraria mirabilis''
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Cribraria oregana''
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Cribraria paucicostata''
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Cribraria paucidictyon''
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Cribraria persoonii''
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Cribraria pertenuis''
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Cribraria piriformis''
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Cribraria purpurea''
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Cribraria rubiginosa''
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Cribraria rufa''
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Cribraria rutila''
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Cribraria splendens''
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Cribraria stellifera''
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Cribraria tecta''
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Cribraria tenella''
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Cribraria violacea''
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Cribraria vulgaris''
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Cribraria zonatispora''
References
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Myxogastria
Amoebozoa genera