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Additional new species suggest high dictyostelid diversity on Madagascar.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Perrigo Allison L, Vadell Eduardo M, Cavender James C, Landolt John C, Liu Pu, Stephenson Steven L
Abstract excerpt
Dictyostelids are a monophyletic group of sorocarp-forming social amoebae in the major eukaryotic division Amoebozoa. Members of this taxon, which is made up of almost 200 described species, are common in terrestrial soils globally. Still, the alpha diversity is not well known in many areas, and new species are frequently recovered. The highest species richness is found in the tropics. Here, five new species are...
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