Comatricha nigra

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Comatricha nigra
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Comatricha nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Stemonitidales
Family: Amaurochaetaceae
Genus: Comatricha
Species:
C. nigra
Binomial name
Comatricha nigra
(Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) J.Schröt., 1885

Comatricha nigra is a widespread species of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae.[1] It grows on decayed wood on the forest floor. The sporangium reaches a total height of 2–8 mm, while the black, hair-like stalk is usually two to six times the length of the sporangium.[2] The color of the sporangium varies as a function of its stage of development, from translucent white, to pink, bright red, and eventually black.

References

  1. "Comatricha nigra (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) J.Schröt., 1885". gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. Martin, George Willard; Rickett, Harold William (1949). FUNGI; MYXOMYCETES; CERATIOMYXALES, LICEALES, TEICHIALES, STEMONITALES, PHYSARALES. North American Flora. Vol. 1. New York: New York Botanical Garden.