Physarum cf pusillum, 1794

Kryvomaz, Tetiana, Michaud, Alain & Stephenson, Steven L., 2020, Myxomycete biodiversity on five islands of the Seychelles, Zootaxa 4851 (2), pp. 201-244 : 239

Physarum cf pusillum (2 FC, 1 loc, 1 ps)

Loc.27b La Digue: On spathe inside fallen palm leaf Cocos nucifera, AM 3164, TK2637 (2FC).

Distinguishing features of this specimen that separate it from Physarum pusillum are spores 11.6-12.7 μm (x1000 immersion) warty with darker groups of warts and a capillitium with pale yellow nodes. Sporangium total height 0.78 m, stalk 0.4 mm, white sporocyst with round scales and a brown base 0.45 mm in diameter.