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Licea

Licea is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Liceidae.

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Licea
Licea kleistobolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Liceales
Family: Liceaceae
Genus: Licea
Schrad. (1797)
Type species
Licea pusilla1
Schrad. (1797)
Synonyms2
  • Cylichnium F.G.Wallroth (1833)
  • Hymenobolina H.Zukal (1893)
  • Hymenobolus H.Zukal (1893)
  • Kleistobolus C. Lippert (1894)
  • Orcadella Wingate (1889)
  • Pleiomorpha (N.E.Nannenga-Bremekamp) S.S.Dhillon (1978)
  • Protoderma Rostafinski, (1874)
  • Protodermium Rostafinski ex A.N. Berlese (1888)
  • Protodermodium O.Kuntze (1891)

Licea is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Liceidae.2

The genus was first described by Heinrich Schrader in 1797.2

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.3

Species:

  • Licea inconspicua
  • Licea kleistobolus
  • Licea parasitica
  • Licea pusilla
References

References

  1. "Index Fungorum: Licea". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. "IRMNG – Licea H.A. Schrader, 1797". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. "Licea – Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.