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Studies in cellular slime moulds from Indian soils

III. On the occurrence of two strains ofDictyostelium mucoroides-Complex, conforming to the speciesDictyostelium sphaerocephalum (Oud.) Saccardo and March

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Two strains ofDictyostelium mucoroides-complex referable to the speciesD. sphaerocephalum (Oud.) Sacc. and March. have been described for the first time from Indian soils. A larger spore size range has been observed than those of the previously recorded strains of this species. One strain seems to combine the characters ofD. sphaerocephalum andD. brevicaule Olive in having smaller sorocarps and a larger maximum spore size limit.

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  1. Microbiology Laboratory, Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India

    J. N. Rai & J. P. Tewari

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Communicated by Dr. S. N. Das-Gupta,f.a.sc.

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Rai, J.N., Tewari, J.P. Studies in cellular slime moulds from Indian soils. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 58, 263–266 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052106

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