TY - JOUR
T1 - Additions to the myxomycota of summer rainfall regions of tropical Australia
AU - Davison, Elaine M.
AU - Davison, Peter J N
AU - Barrett, Matthew D.
AU - Barrett, Russell L.
AU - McMullan-Fisher, Sapphire J M
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The myxomycete diversity is poorly known in tropical regions of Australia. We present a list of myxomycetes from the summer rainfall regions of tropical Australia collated from field collections from the wet tropics of Queensland (February 2009) and from the Kimberley region of Western Australia (February 2006, January 2010, May 2011), together with moist chamber cultures of substrates from the Kimberley region collected in October 2004, September 2005, March 2009, July 2009 and January 2010. Sixty six species and two varieties were named, together with a further 12 that could not be identified with confidence. One species, Licea xanthospora, has been recently described from the Kimberley region, and a further seven species (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula, Diderma indicum, Macbrideola argentea, Paradiacheopsis longipes, Physarum echinosporum, Reticularia splendens, and Stemonaria longa) are new records for Australia. One species (Physarella oblonga) recorded from Australia in the 19th century but which had been lost, was recollected.
AB - The myxomycete diversity is poorly known in tropical regions of Australia. We present a list of myxomycetes from the summer rainfall regions of tropical Australia collated from field collections from the wet tropics of Queensland (February 2009) and from the Kimberley region of Western Australia (February 2006, January 2010, May 2011), together with moist chamber cultures of substrates from the Kimberley region collected in October 2004, September 2005, March 2009, July 2009 and January 2010. Sixty six species and two varieties were named, together with a further 12 that could not be identified with confidence. One species, Licea xanthospora, has been recently described from the Kimberley region, and a further seven species (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula, Diderma indicum, Macbrideola argentea, Paradiacheopsis longipes, Physarum echinosporum, Reticularia splendens, and Stemonaria longa) are new records for Australia. One species (Physarella oblonga) recorded from Australia in the 19th century but which had been lost, was recollected.
KW - Inventory
KW - Plasmodial slime moulds
KW - Protist
KW - Species list
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85012271963&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2015/0287
DO - 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2015/0287
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85012271963
SN - 0029-5035
VL - 104
SP - 47
EP - 64
JO - Nova Hedwigia
JF - Nova Hedwigia
IS - 1-3
ER -