TABLE 1 in New dark species of Cribraria (Myxomycetes) from wetland ecosystem in Tatarstan (Russia)

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of Cribraria gothica and similar species.
FactorC. gothica, sp. nov.C. tenella Schrad.C. languescens RexPaletteSporangium height To 3 mm Sporocyst length/stalk length 1/8.3 Calycle square/net square 1/1.35 Spore diameter (µm) (4.5–)5–5.3(–5.7) Spore colour in mass Grey Spore colour in TL Almost colorless Spore ornamentationTo 3.5 mm To 1/8 1/2.4 5–6(–7) Ochre Light yellowTo 4 mm To 1/10 1/1.5 (5.5–)6–7(–8) Copper, reddish brown Light orangeCalycle edge shapeNet nodes formOften sharp-angled rhomboids and trianglesRounded, anglelessThickened, rarely flat and angledNodes length/threads length Microhabitat Most occurence1/0.25 Decaying wood of Salix In mcc1/1.5 Decaying wood In field1/1 Decaying wood In field