Tubifera magna Leontyev, Schnittler & S.L. Stephenson    
Kingdom Amoebozoa   >   Phylum Mycetozoa   >   Class Myxomycetes   >   Order Liceales   >   Family Lycogalaceae   >   Genus Tubifera   

Description:

The immature fruiting bodies (sporothecae) of Tubifera magna are pink in color - called 'lilac-pink' in its original description. It can be distinguished from Tubifera ferruginea by the irregular, polygonal shape of the sporothecal tips in apical view.

There are 5 records in the project database.

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Tubifera magna in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Tubifera magna in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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