Diachea is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Didymiaceae.[1] The genus was first described in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries.[2][3]
| Diachea | |
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| Diachea leucopodia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Stemonitidales |
| Family: | Stemonitidaceae |
| Genus: | Diachea Fr. |
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The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[4]
Species edit
The genus includes the following species:[4]
- Diachea bulbillosa
- Diachea leucopodia (Bull.) Rostaf. 1874
- Diachea splendens
- Diachea subsessilis
- Diachea thomasii
- Diachea verrucospora Nann.-Bremek. & Y.Yamam.
References edit
- ^ Kinge, Tonjock Rosemary; Goldman, Gary; Jacobs, Adriaana; Ndiritu, George Gatere; Gryzenhout, Marieka (5 February 2020). "A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa". MycoKeys. 63: 1–48. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566. ISSN 1314-4057. PMC 7015970. PMID 32089638.
- ^ "Australian Fungal Names Database: Diachea". fungi.biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Fries, E.M. (1825), Systema Orbis Vegetabilis, vol. 1, p. 163
- ^ a b "Diachea Fr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links edit
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