Cook Islands Biodiversity & Natural Heritage
 

Didymium circumcissile

 

Multimedia & Additional Resources

Sorry, there are no multimedia or other resources available for this species yet.

General Information

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Cook Islands

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native, Endemic of Cooks; Land; Lives on dead plant matter still on living plant.

KEY FEATURES: Slime Mould. Crowded sporangia; each round to oval, to 0.3mmØ, 0.3mm high, whitish to black.

Enlarged Image of 'Didymium circumcissile'

Cook Islands Distribution

View Distribution Map View Distribution Map

Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

Key to Symbols

Scientific Taxonomy

Didymium circumcissile
TAXONOMY: PROTOCTISTA (Fungal Protists); MYXOMYCOTA; Physarales; p.Myxomycota

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: Holotype specimen, from near Rarotongan Hotel, on dead but adhering Acalypha sp. inflorescence 1981, Type materials lodged at: BPI, NY & ATCC[all USA] (Whitney & Olive, 1983);

References:
Special Reference: Whitney, K. & Olive, L. (1983) A new Didymium from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Mycologia, 75(4):628-633.

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
Please refer to our use policy.


Search Biodiversity Database Biodiversity Database

More Options | Help
My List My List

 

 


Copyright © 2007 (July) The Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, all rights reserved.
Copyright & Use Policy