Abstract
A series of specimens of a stalked Didymium collected during an intensive survey of fungal biodiversity on subantarctic Macquarie Island were determined to represent a species new to science. The new species Didymium macquariense is described and compared with other morphologically similar species. Micrographs of the most important morphological characters are provided.
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The fieldwork on Macquarie Island was funded in part by two grants (INT-9215273 and DEB-0316284) from the National Science Foundation. The logistical support provided by the Australian Antarctic Division is gratefully acknowledged. Permission to work on Macquarie Island was granted by the Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife Service. Laboratory studies were funded in part by the Research Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, National Plan of Scientific Investigation, Technological Development and Innovation, REN2002-01965. We express our gratitude to J. A. Pérez and A. Priego of the Electron Microscopy Service of the University of Alcalá for their invaluable help with the SEM. Thanks are also extended to J. Rejos, curator of herbarium AH, for sending material for study.
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Stephenson, S.L., Moreno, G. A new species of Didymium (Myxomycetes) from subantarctic Macquarie Island. Mycol Progress 5, 255–258 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-006-0517-6
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