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Genus of slime moulds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2]
| Cribraria | |
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| Cribraria argillacea | |
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| Family: | Cribrariaceae |
| Genus: | Cribraria Pers. (1794) |
| Type species | |
| Cribraria rufescens Pers. (1794) | |
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The fruiting bodies are usually pedunculated sporangia, 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.[3] 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.[4]
The genus is distributed worldwide, about two-thirds of the species are, however, [neotropic] ch. Many of their species are common in the respective distribution areas.[4]
The genus was first described in 1794 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, type species is Cribraria rufescens .[4]
The genus includes at least 30 species, including:[3]
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