title: New species of small dictyostelids from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
abstract: Ten new species of small dictyostelids, five belonging to Acytostelium (A. anastomosans, A. longisorophorum, A. magnisorum, A. serpentarium and A. singulare) and five to Dictyostelium (D. amphisporum, D. naviculare, D. oculare, D. potamoides and D. stellatum), were isolated from forest soils in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These species were recovered mostly from acidic soils and at higher elevations. They represent a large group of dictyostelids of small stature (<2 mm total height) on which we are beginning to accumulate more information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cavender
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vadell
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Landolt
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stephenson
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000818:Animals; D016837:Dictyosteliida / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009657:North Carolina; D010784:Photomicrography; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*; D013714:Tennessee; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D012987:Soil