Erionema Penz. 1898

Details

Name scientific

Erionema Penz., Myxomyc. Fl. Buitenzorg 36 (1898)

Preferred name

Fuligo Haller 1768

Nomenclature

Authors

Penz.

Original authors

Penz.

Publication place

Penzig, A.J.O. (ed) 1898: Die Myxomyceten der Flora von Buitenzorg.

Year published

1898

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Erionema Penz. 1898

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Erionema

Classification

Kingdom

Protozoa

Phylum

Eumycetozoa

Class

Myxomycetes

Order

Physarales

Family

Physaraceae

Genus

Erionema

Subordinates

Erionema aureum

Descriptions

Anon.: NZFUNGI (unassigned reference).

Erionema Penz. 1898

Notes

Fruiting body forming a tubular, branches, anastomosing three-dimensional network on surface of substrate, wall yellow, often encrusted with lime. Spore mass dark. One species in New Zealand.

Note that only those species listed below have images or descriptions available through the Virtual Mycota.

Stephenson, S.L. 2003: Myxomycetes of New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. 3. Fungal Diversity Press.

Erionema Penz. 1898

Description

Fruiting body a plasmodiocarp, usually pendent on a slender stalk, sometimes sessile, simple to branched or anastomosing to form a three-dimensional network and then aethaliate. Capillitium elastic, consisting of numerous colourless tubules with mostly limeless junctions and a small number of lime nodes. Spores dark.