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 Cribraria splendens
SynonymsDictydium splendens
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Non endemic
Article: Stephenson, S.L. (2003). Myxomycetes of New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. Ngā Harore o Aotearoa 3: xiv + 238 p. Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press.
Description:
Fruiting body a stalked sporangium, scattered to gregarious, dusky or nut-brown, 1.5–2.0 mm high. Sporotheca globose, erect or nodding, 0.3–0.7 mm in diameter. Stalk slender, subulate, purplish brown, usually rather short but ranging up to 3–5 times as long as the diameter of the sporotheca. Hypothallus inconspicuous. Peridial net with large meshes and irregular, flattened or slightly thickened nodes, the connecting threads flat. Calyculus represented by 8–15 firm ribs radiating from the stalk and blending with the peridial net, sometimes partly connected by delicate, hyaline membranes at the base; dictydine granules small, 0.5–1.0 µm. Spores ochraceous in mass, colourless or nearly so by transmitted light, nearly smooth to minutely roughened, 5–7 µm in diameter. Plasmodium plumbeous.
Habitat:
Decaying wood.
Distribution:
Widely distributed in Europe and North America (Martin & Alexopoulos 1969); also known from Asia (Yamamoto 1998). First reported from New Zealand by Rawson (1937), based on a specimen collected in Southland.
Notes:
The prominent ribs that occupy the lower half of the sporotheca are distinctive, although this species could be confused with Cribraria dictydioides. However, the two species can be distinguished on the basis of other differences in the peridial net.
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