Description and culture of a new myxomycete,Licea succulenticola

[摘要] A new succulenticolous myxomycete of the genusLiceais described based on material from Spain (the Canary Islands), Mexico and the US A. It is very similar toL. biforisbut differs in its smaller sporophores. and its bigger orange-yellow spores.The spores have a thick wall that is thinner and lighter towards one side. These differentiating characters were stable in spore to spore culture on agar.

[学科分类] 植物学

[关键词] Canary Islands;Licea;life cycle;ecology. Mexico;Spain;succulenticolous myxomycetes;taxonomy;USA