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New species of Polysphondylium from Madagascar

Cavender, James C. ; Landolt, John C. ; Romeralo, Maria ; Perrigo, Allison LU ; Vadell, Eduardo M. and Stephenson, Steven L. (2016) In Mycologia 108(1). p.80-109
Abstract

Two series of samples collected for isolation of dictyostelid cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) in Madagascar yielded a relatively large number of isolates of Polysphondylium. Most of these turned out to be species new to science that show varying degrees of clustering from unclustered to coremiform as well as an ability to migrate. Migratory ability (phototaxis) is a common feature of species assigned to Group 2 of the Polysphondylia and is common in the new species from Madagascar. Another common feature, clustering, appears to be a strategy for keeping fruiting bodies erect for a longer time in a climate that is relatively dry, whereas migratory ability may function seasonally when there is more rainfall. Thirteen species are... (More)

Two series of samples collected for isolation of dictyostelid cellular slime molds (dictyostelids) in Madagascar yielded a relatively large number of isolates of Polysphondylium. Most of these turned out to be species new to science that show varying degrees of clustering from unclustered to coremiform as well as an ability to migrate. Migratory ability (phototaxis) is a common feature of species assigned to Group 2 of the Polysphondylia and is common in the new species from Madagascar. Another common feature, clustering, appears to be a strategy for keeping fruiting bodies erect for a longer time in a climate that is relatively dry, whereas migratory ability may function seasonally when there is more rainfall. Thirteen species are described herein. Each of these is characterized by a particular set of distinguishing features, and collectively they expand our concept of the genus Polysphondylium.

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Dictyostelids, Ecology, Morphology, Phylogeny, Social amoebae, Taxonomy
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Mycologia
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108
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1
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30 pages
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NYBG NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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0027-5514
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10.3852/14-313
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Funding Information: The collecting in Madagascar in 2009 was supported by a grant (DEB-0316284) from the National Science Foundation and carried out by Carlos Lado, Diana Wrigley de Basanta, Arturo Estrada-Torres and Martin Schnittler. Publisher Copyright: © 2016 by The Mycological Society of America.
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  author       = {{Cavender, James C. and Landolt, John C. and Romeralo, Maria and Perrigo, Allison and Vadell, Eduardo M. and Stephenson, Steven L.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{80--109}},
  publisher    = {{NYBG NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN}},
  series       = {{Mycologia}},
  title        = {{New species of Polysphondylium from Madagascar}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3852/14-313}},
  doi          = {{10.3852/14-313}},
  volume       = {{108}},
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