 Phylum：Myxomycota >> Class： Myxomycetes >> Order： Trichiales |
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 BCRC Number： |
NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Trichia scabra | |||
| Author： |
Trichia scabra Rost., Mon. 258. 1875. |
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| Description： |
Fructification sporangiate, crowded on an extensive hypothallus. Sporangia sessile, golden brown before opening, orange and then darker as Mars-Yellow when the capillitium and spores exposed, globose to turbinate, about 0.4 mm in diameter. Peridium membranous, translucent, shining, papillate within, dehiscent irregular. Capillitium deep yellow to rusty orange, consisting of simple or coiled elaters, 4.0-6.0 μm in diameter, bearing 3 or 4 spiral bands, spiral bands spinulose, with short and pointed ends. Spores orange or yellow in mass, yellowish by transmitted light, banded reticulate or warted reticulate on the surface, 10-12 μm in diameter. | |||
| Specimens： |
Nantou County: Yuchih Hsiang, Sunmoon Lake, 26 Oct 1981, CHL M392. |
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| Habitat： |
On decaying wood. | |||
| Distribution： |
Cosmopolitan. |
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| References： |
Martin, GW and Alexopoulos, CJ. 1969; Liu, CH. 1982. |
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| Provided： |
C. H. Liu |
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| Note： |
The growth habit, the sessile sporangia and the reticualte spore surface markings are distinct characters of this species. | |||