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Diachea

Diachea is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Didymiaceae. The genus was first described in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries.

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Diachea
Diachea leucopodia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Stemonitidales
Family: Stemonitidaceae
Genus: Diachea
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Diachea is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Didymiaceae.1 The genus was first described in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries.23

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.4

Species

The genus includes the following species:4

  • Diachea bulbillosa
  • Diachea leucopodia (Bull.) Rostaf. 1874
  • Diachea splendens
  • Diachea subsessilis
  • Diachea thomasii
  • Diachea verrucospora Nann.-Bremek. & Y.Yamam.
References

References

  1. Kinge, Tonjock Rosemary; Goldman, Gary; Jacobs, Adriaana; Ndiritu, George Gatere; Gryzenhout, Marieka (5 February 2020). "A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa". MycoKeys. 63: 1–48. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566. ISSN 1314-4057. PMC 7015970. PMID 32089638.
  2. "Australian Fungal Names Database: Diachea". fungi.biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. Fries, E.M. (1825), Systema Orbis Vegetabilis, vol. 1, p. 163
  4. "Diachea Fr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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