Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico

The first field collections of Cornuvia serpula (Wigand) Rostaf. from the Neotropics are reported herein. They were recovered from accumulated leaf litter of Quercus sp. in a cloud forest in Chiapas, Mexico. This paper includes a full taxonomic description based on the Mexican specimens and is suppo...

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Main Authors: Arturo Estrada-Torres, Diana Wrigley-de Basanta, Carlos Lado, María Mercedes Rodríguez-Palma
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2015-05-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1090
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author Arturo Estrada-Torres
Diana Wrigley-de Basanta
Carlos Lado
María Mercedes Rodríguez-Palma
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description The first field collections of Cornuvia serpula (Wigand) Rostaf. from the Neotropics are reported herein. They were recovered from accumulated leaf litter of Quercus sp. in a cloud forest in Chiapas, Mexico. This paper includes a full taxonomic description based on the Mexican specimens and is supported by micrographs obtained from light and scanning electron microscope examinations. Some comments on the ecology of the species based on information in the literature and from observations of the field collected specimens are included.
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spelling doaj-art-bb6fd9ca5c064b0394028cbf6abae8322025-08-20T02:31:04ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062015-05-0186110.7550/rmb.47025Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for MexicoArturo Estrada-TorresDiana Wrigley-de BasantaCarlos LadoMaría Mercedes Rodríguez-PalmaThe first field collections of Cornuvia serpula (Wigand) Rostaf. from the Neotropics are reported herein. They were recovered from accumulated leaf litter of Quercus sp. in a cloud forest in Chiapas, Mexico. This paper includes a full taxonomic description based on the Mexican specimens and is supported by micrographs obtained from light and scanning electron microscope examinations. Some comments on the ecology of the species based on information in the literature and from observations of the field collected specimens are included.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1090AmoebozoaCloud forestsNeotropicsScanning electron microscopy
spellingShingle Arturo Estrada-Torres
Diana Wrigley-de Basanta
Carlos Lado
María Mercedes Rodríguez-Palma
Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Amoebozoa
Cloud forests
Neotropics
Scanning electron microscopy
title Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico
title_full Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico
title_fullStr Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico
title_short Cornuvia (Myxomycetes: Trichiales), a new genus for Mexico
title_sort cornuvia myxomycetes trichiales a new genus for mexico
topic Amoebozoa
Cloud forests
Neotropics
Scanning electron microscopy
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1090
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