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Myxomycetes 201 Field Morphology Quiz
The peridium of Didymium species is often lime-encrusted.
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True
False
Which of the following describes a plasmodiocarpic form?
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Cushion-like
Vein-like
Clustered
Sessile mass
Which genus is known for netted capillitium?
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Hemitrichia
Trichia
Cribraria
Physarum
Match the Genus with the description
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Badhamia
Please Select
Capillitium is hyline
Capillitium is calcified
Perdidum is covered with stellate crystals
Peridium has two layers
Physarum
Please Select
Capillitium is hyline
Capillitium is calcified
Perdidum is covered with stellate crystals
Peridium has two layers
Didymium
Please Select
Capillitium is hyline
Capillitium is calcified
Perdidum is covered with stellate crystals
Peridium has two layers
Diderma
Please Select
Capillitium is hyline
Capillitium is calcified
Perdidum is covered with stellate crystals
Peridium has two layers
Peridium color can change with humidity.
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True
False
The term [hypothallus] describes the base layer connecting multiple fruiting bodies.
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Which family includes species with lime nodes on the capillitium?
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Cribrariaceae
Trichiaceae
Didymiaceae
Arcyriaceae
Aethalioid forms represent many sporangia fused together.
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True
False
Which structure is absent in Cribraria species?
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Stalk
Peridium
Calyculus
Capillitium
Arrange these structures from outermost to innermost.
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Drag and Drop the items into the correct order.
Peridium
Spores
Columella
Capillitium
Which traits help distinguish plasmodiocarpic forms?
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Vein-like structure
Fused multi-sporangia cushions
Following the migration path of the plasmodium
Always lime-encrusted
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