Comatricha

Comatricha is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. As of 2015, Index Fungorum includes 39 species in the genus.

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GENUS

KingdomProtozoa
PhylumMycetozoa
ClassMyxomycetes
OrderStemonitidales
FamilyStemonitidaceae

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Specimen records: 348
With media: 177
Family: Stemonitidaceae
Collections: MEL, NY, MICH, UFPE, UFPB, FH
Recorded in: Australia, United States, Brasil

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Stemonitidaceae
Image: 2012-03-19 Comatricha nigra (Pers.) J. Schröt 277695.jpg

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Commons category: Comatricha
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Comatricha
taxon author citation: Preuss
taxon common name: カミノケホコリ属

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Comatricha is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. As of 2015, Index Fungorum includes 39 species in the genus.

==Species== Comatricha afroalpina Comatricha aggregata Comatricha alta Comatricha anomala Comatricha brachypus Comatricha calderaensis Comatricha ellae Comatricha filamentosa Comatricha fragilis Comatricha fusiformis Comatricha kowalskii Comatricha laxa Comatricha laxifila Comatricha longipila Comatricha meandrispora Comatricha mirabilis Comatricha nigra Comatricha nivalis Comatricha nodulifera Comatricha nutans Comatricha orthotricha Comatricha parvispora Comatricha pellucida Comatricha pseudoalpina Comatricha pseudonigra Comatricha pulchella Comatricha pulchelloides Comatricha reticulospora Comatricha retispora Comatricha rigidireta Comatricha robusta Comatricha rutilipedata Comatricha sinuatocolumellata Comatricha subalpina Comatricha suksdorfii Comatricha tenerrima Comatricha variabilis Comatricha vineatilis Names brought to synonymy: Comatricha elegans (Racib.) Lister 1909 is a synonym of Collaria elegans.

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