Family Stemonitidaceae

Family: Stemonitidaceae

Protozoa:> Myxomycota:> Myxomycetes:> Stemonitales:> Stemonitidaceae:> Comatricha, Lamproderma, Stemonitopsis, Stemonitis, Stemonaria,

Members of this family typically have dark coloured spore mass. The typical type of fruiting body produced is a stalked sporangium. A capillitium is always present and many species have a prominent columella.

Genus: Comatricha

Species: Comatricha alta Preuss
Found: Native forest Substrate: Palm petiole Spore: Brown	Height: 4 mm Width: 0.8 mm

Species: Comatricha laxa Rostaf.
Found: Native forest Substrate: Palm petiole Spore: Brown	Height: 4 mm Width: 0.8 mm

Genus: Diachea

Species: Diachea leucopodia (Bull.) Rostaf.
Found: Urban garden Substrate: Wood chip Spores: Dark brown	Length: 2 mm Width: 0.6 mm Plasmodium: Orange

Species: Diachea subsessilis Peck
Found: Native forest Substrate: Nikau palm fond Spores: Brown	Length: 0.6 - 1 mm Width: 0.4 - 0.8mm Plasmodium: Yellow

Genus: Lamproderma

Species: Lamproderma echinulatum (Berk.) Rostaf.
Found: Kauri forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spores: Dark gray	Height: 3 mm Width: 0.6 mm Plasmodium: White

Species: Lamproderma columbinum
Found: Beech forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spores: Brown	Height: 2 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: White

Species: Lamproderma cribrarioides (Fr) R. E Fr I an not sure why I have found a snowbank myxo in a Kauri forest
Found: Kauri forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spores: Brown	Height: 2 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: Dark brown

Species: Lamproderma scintillans (Berk et Broome) Morgan
Found: Podocarp forest Substrate: Decaying Palm petiole Spores: Brown	Height: 3 mm Width: 0.5 mm Plasmodium: White

Species: Lamproderma splendens
Found: Compost heap Substrate: Decaying leaf litter Spores: Brown	Height: 3 mm Width: 0.5 mm Plasmodium: ?

Genus: Stemonitopsis

Species: Stemonitopsis aequalis (Peck) Y. Yamam.
Found: Native forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spore: Brown	Length: 3 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: ?

Species: Stemonitopsis typhina (Bulliard) Rostafinski This photo shows the peridium as it disintegrates to reveal the spore.
Found: Podocarp forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spore: Gray	Length: 3 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: ?

Genus: Stemonitis

Species: Stemonitis axifera (Bulliard) Macbride When I first found this I was reminded of a sea anemone swaying in the waves.
Found: Native forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spores: Brown	Height: 15 mm Width: 2 mm Plasmodium: White / Yellow

Species: Stemonitis smithii T. Macbr. Reconised by its small size and spores.
Found: Native forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spore: Brown	Height: 3 mm Width: 0.6 mm Plasmodium: White

Species: Stemonitis splendens Rostaf. I nice sequence showing the developing fruiting body'scan be seen here.
Found: Native forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spore: Brown	Height: 15 mm Width: 15 mm Plasmodium: White or pale yellow

Species: Stemonitis virginiensis Rex
Found: Lowland podocarp forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spore: Brown	Height: 6 mm Diameter: 10 mm Plasmodium: ?

Genus: Stemonaria

Species: Stemonaria longa
Found: Native forest Substrate: Decaying wood Spores: Brown	Height: 15 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: Bright yellow

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