title: A new species of Alwisia (Myxomycetes) from New South Wales and Tasmania.
abstract: Based on a morphological investigation of a series of specimens collected in New South Wales and Tasmania and a phylogeny constructed with partial 18S ribosomal RNA gene sequences, we describe a new species Alwisia lloydiae; the fourth species within the recently revalidated genus Alwisia. This new species is characterized by short ovate sporothecae with mostly free stalks, morphologically resembling the recently described A. morula. However, the new species possesses a tubular capillitium that suggests an affinity with A. bombarda. The capillitium of the new species is ornamented with globular warts, and this feature separates it from all other members of the genus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy, Akademichna st. 1, Kharkiv, Ukraine 62134 protista@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Dmitry V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Leontyev
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald, Soldmannstr. 15, Greifswald, Germany 17487.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schnittler
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009235:Myxomycetes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009517:New South Wales; D010802:Phylogeny; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D033761:Spores, Protozoan; D013648:Tasmania
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
keywords: Australia; Liceales; Reticulariaceae; morphology; scanning electron microscopy; taxonomy