Diachea Explained

Diachea is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Didymiaceae.^[1] The genus was first described in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries.^[2]

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.^[3]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Diachea bulbillosa
• Diachea leucopodia (Bull.) Rostaf. 1874
• Diachea splendens
• Diachea subsessilis
• Diachea thomasii
• Diachea verrucospora Nann.-Bremek. & Y.Yamam.

External links

• Diachea occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. Kinge. Tonjock Rosemary. Goldman. Gary. Jacobs. Adriaana. Ndiritu. George Gatere. Gryzenhout. Marieka. 5 February 2020. A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa. MycoKeys. 63. 1–48. 10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566. 1314-4057. 7015970. 32089638 . free .
2. Web site: Australian Fungal Names Database: Diachea. 19 April 2021. fungi.biodiversity.org.au.
3. Web site: Diachea Fr.. 19 April 2021. www.gbif.org. en.